Detroit Free Press editorial: Whitmer's budget 'visionary' in addressing teacher shortage

[marmar]

Last edited Sun Feb 13, 2022, 01:14 PM - Edit history (1)

(Detroit Free Press) It’s a problem that’s been growing for more than a generation.

Michigan’s supply of skilled educators has been dwindling. Each year, fewer new teachers graduate from our state’s colleges of education, while the number of retirements and unfilled vacancies grows.

Enter COVID-19 and its related quarantines, learning losses and trauma. What was an important long-term challenge has become an immediate statewide emergency. Schools have been forced to close due to a lack of staff, sending students back home at a time when they most need to be making up lost educational time.

Fortunately, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has stepped in with a solution that has promise to alleviate our state’s educator shortage, both immediately and over the long-term. Her budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, unveiled this week, offers significant and meaningful incentives for pre-K-12 public employees beginning this fall. The governor has correctly identified that before we can grow our educator workforce, we must retain the experienced educators we have. ..........................(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2022/02/13/whitmer-budget-michigan-teacher-shortage/6754456001/

[mopinko]

1. file under- how the blue do it.

[Tommymac]

2. Showing my age, got confused - 'Freep' used to mean the RW nuts at the Free Republic Website.

DU's nemesis in the 'oughts.

Could not for the life of me figure out why Gov Whitmer was being praised in a RW editorial.

Then I clicked the link and all became clear...Detroit Free Press.

OOps.

[calimary]

3. Meh, no worries. An easy mistake to make.

I originally thought “the Freep? Couldn’t be THAT “Freep”, could it?” Re: the alternative “Free Press” newspaper that used to be widely available, back during the hippie days.

[marmar]

6. I edited it. ......

I posted it in the Michigan forum where most people would get it, but since its trending I figured I should clear up any confusion.

[Tommymac]

7. Thanks, sorry didn't mean to have you change it.

I just thought it was funny on my part, brought back old DU memories of chasing freeper trolls away.


It wasn't anything on your part. But thank you anyway.



Have a heart too.

[marmar]

8. No worries

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

9. "The Freep" has been used for wrapping fish since 1831

Way before the Free Republic existed. It's even older than DU's Grovelbot.

[diddlysquat]

4. Teachers are leaving in masses all over the country.

I guess that being asked to give up your life for your students was finally a line too far.

[sanatanadharma]

5. Baby sitting pays better

[llmart]

10. What a great sign.

I never thought of it that way.

In light of the Stupid Bowl today, it always infuriates me that in this country we value some jock playing football more than we do those who take care of our children.

Such is America.