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Hurricane Helene charges toward Florida's Gulf Coast, expected to strike late today as a dangerous storm; Millions of Illinois' convenient voting method gains popularity; House task force holds first hearing today to investigate near assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania; New report finds Muslim students in New York face high levels of discrimination in school.

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Biden says all-out-war is threatening in the Middle East, as tensions rise. Congress averts a government shutdown, sending stopgap funding to the president's desk and an election expert calls Georgia's latest election rule a really bad idea.

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The presidential election is imminent and young rural voters say they still feel ignored, it's leaf peeping season in New England but some fear climate change could mute fall colors, and Minnesota's mental health advocates want more options for troubled youth.

Los educadores advierten sobre la escasez de docentes

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Los defensores de la educación piden a los legisladores que aumenten el financiamiento de programas para combatir la escasez de docentes. El 37 por ciento de las escuelas en todo el país informan que les falta al menos un maestro. El problema es peor en las escuelas que atienden a vecindarios de alta pobreza donde más de la mitad informan que están vacantes. Susan Kemper Patrick, del Learning Policy Institute, dice que esas cifras son preocupantemente altas.

"Al menos 314.000 puestos docentes en todo Estados Unidos están vacantes u ocupados por docentes que no están completamente certificados para sus tareas. Esto significa que al menos uno de cada diez puestos docentes a nivel nacional está vacante o no cuenta con un maestro certificado," Keller explicó.

Los datos de la Comisión de Acreditación de Maestros de California mostraron 10 mil vacantes de maestros en el año escolar 2021-22. El número de credenciales de docentes emitidas ese año disminuyó un 16 por ciento respecto al año anterior, pero ahora ha comenzado a tener una tendencia ascendente. En 2023, California aprobó un proyecto de ley para facilitar el regreso a las aulas de los profesores jubilados.

Kemper Patrick señala que las escuelas están recurriendo a medidas desesperadas como combinar clases, depender de un maestro virtual o utilizar un sustituto a largo plazo.

"La encuesta School Pulse del Departamento de Educación de EE. UU. encontró que el 36% de las escuelas públicas en todo EE. UU. informaron que tuvieron que aumentar el tamaño de las clases debido a las vacantes de maestros y personal," Keller añadió.

Keller dice que los bajos salarios tienen la culpa del problema, y señala que el salario inicial promedio de un maestro en todo el país es inferior a 43 mil dólares al año. Actualmente, el Congreso está considerando dos proyectos de ley, la Ley de Diversificación y la Ley de Educadores para América, que duplicarían el monto de la subvención Teach America de 4 mil a 8 mil dólares por año.





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