Michigan’s Poorest Black, Latino, and Rural Students Lack Qualified Teachers, Study Finds
Students in low-income districts are more likely to have instructors with temporary or emergency credentials, a report shows.
A panel of experts, (L-R) Ian Rowe of the American Enterprise Institute, Jed Atkins of the University of Chapel Hill in North Carolina, Brian Kennedy of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, and Michael Weiser of the Jack Miller Center, addressed the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 4. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Michigan students residing in the state’s poorest urban and rural school districts are 16 times more likely to have a teacher with temporary or emergency credentials than their suburban counterparts, according to a recently released two-year study by the nonpartisan research group Education Trust-Midwest (ETM).
Schools are forced to hire a temporary or emergency-credentialed long-term substitute when no certified teacher is available to teach a class.
Steven Kovac
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Steven Kovac reports for The Epoch Times from Michigan. He is a general news reporter who has covered topics related to rising consumer prices to election security issues. He can be reached at [email protected]
