teacher shortage

A new study from the Kansas Department of Education reveals there were 317 vacant teaching positions in the state at the start of the school year.

New rules for KPERS could discourage retirees from returning to Kansas classrooms.

According to recent surveys, fewer students are interested in teaching careers. That wasn't the case for Michael Ralph, who teaches biology at Olathe East High School. In this guest commentary, Ralph credits a program at the University of Kansas for preparing him - and other college students - for a job in the classroom.

Kansas Senators have passed a bill that rewrites the rules for teachers and other public employees who return to work after retiring.

Fewer Kansas students are choosing to pursue careers as teachers. Commentator John "Richard" Schrock thinks new policies at the state and federal level are making the profession far less attractive.