Retired teachers make the best substitute teachers

Yet state law makes it difficult for them to get back into the classroom in a timely fashion

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February 23, 2022 - 9:43 AM

Plenty of Kansas school districts are in need of qualified substitute teachers.

We’re getting a bit desperate.

The State Board of Education had already sought in January to help struggling Kansas school districts staff up by allowing anyone over 18 and with a high school diploma to apply for a temporary emergency substitute license, valid for this school year only.

We gritted our teeth but accepted it as necessary.

Retired teachers are the ideal substitutes. They’ve been in the classrooms, they know what to expect — and what’s expected of them —…

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