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Holding on to older teachers in the pandemic: Ideas for districts

from Education Week

Holding on to older teachers in the pandemic: Ideas for districts Education Week Older teachers, those 55 and older, have more reason than most to be anxious about going back into the classroom before there is a vaccine against COVID-19. But just how schools plan to reassure and ultimately retain this valuable teaching demographic post-pandemic remains unclear. A report released by the American Enterprise Institute in May provided some potential strategies for retaining older teachers. One suggestion involves the creation of a virtual teaching corps, comprised of those who choose to continue sheltering in place, which would be online tutors and mentors to teachers. Districts would provide professional development and ongoing support for the virtual corps to build their skills in those areas. READ MORE

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