From Deseret News archives:
Invest in teachers, future
This phenomenon has been a wake-up call for state legislators, state and local school board members and school administrators. To compete with private-sector jobs, the state and local school boards have to pay teachers more and provide financial assistance to young people who want to become teachers but can't afford to attend college.
Moreover, school districts need to make sure that any financial incentive state lawmakers give teachers namely the $2,500 across-the-board pay raise granted all Utah teachers in the last legislative session ends up in teachers' pockets as promised. School districts have to find a means to deliver the full amount to maintain the trust of the Legislature. Perhaps more important, a failure to provide the full pay raise to teachers could be construed by students considering education as a career as another reason to make a different career choice.
The task force also contemplates policy changes that would allow retired teachers to come back to work without the customary time restrictions, or permit people whose teaching certificates have expired to rejoin the teaching ranks. There are literally thousands of Utahns who have teaching credentials but elected not to use them.
The state's public and higher education systems are attempting to address this issue, which has broad implications. This isn't just a matter of filling teaching positions. Rather, it's a generation of college students who will help shape the young minds of tomorrow. Utah should want its best and brightest leading public school classrooms. To achieve that objective, the state and local school districts must improve their compensation and foster respect for the profession.
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