The Enterprise

What paraprofessionals do in Brockton schools, and how they're different from teachers

Paraprofessionals in Brockton Public Schools have been working without a contract and are advocating for a livable wage. The role of a paraprofessional includes specialized support in areas like ...
The Hechinger Report

Are paraprofessionals the answer to the nation’s shortage of bilingual teachers?

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Nearly one in ...
EdSurge

As a Paraprofessional Working in the Classroom, I’ve Learned That Relationships Come First

What have we been conditioned to think an effective classroom looks like? For many, it’s a vision that includes tables of students sitting quietly, working diligently as the teacher walks around or ...
Citizen's Voice

New program will help special ed paraprofessionals become certified teachers at Misericordia University

Misericordia University and the Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18 are starting an apprenticeship-style program for special education paraprofessionals to become certified teachers while still working ...
eSchool News

How to ensure clear communication with your paraprofessionals

As back-to-school commences this fall, in addition to the students and teachers returning to school buildings, somewhere between 160,000 and 250,000–or more–folks will be joining those students and ...
WMUR

NH Department of Education offers new program to train paraprofessionals

STUDENTS RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS ATTEMPTING TO SOLVE A STATEWIDE SHORTAGE OF PARA IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS, PARTNERING WITH A COMPANY CALLED 3 TO 1 ...
WMUR

New training program planned to attract paraprofessionals to New Hampshire schools

STUDENTS RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS ATTEMPTING TO SOLVE A STATEWIDE SHORTAGE OF PARA IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS, PARTNERING WITH A COMPANY CALLED 3 TO 1 ...
The Hechinger Report

Battling pandemic reading woes through teacher support, training

A student works on a classroom project in Rehobeth Elementary in Houston County, Alabama, on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. Credit: Alaina Deshazo for AL.com. The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.
Enterprise News on MSN

Brockton Public Schools paraprofessionals secure new contract deal

Brockton Public Schools paraprofessionals finally secured a new contract after almost an entire school year without one.
KOMU

Cairo substitute teachers, paraprofessionals see raise to compete with wages in neighboring districts

CAIRO, Mo. - Substitute teachers and paraprofessionals in the Northeast Randolph County R-IV school district got a back-to-school present this week, as the district provided a pay raise for these ...
WBUR

The state's highest court sides with teachers union, mandating the district hire substitute paraprofessionals

The Supreme Judicial Court sided with the Boston Teachers Union on Tuesday in a contract dispute over hiring substitute classroom aides that began five years ago. The Boston School Committee must now ...