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COLUMN: Educators need to be more valued

COLUMN: Educators need to be more valued

Ellen Dooley, Opinions Editor April 17, 2024

There is a national shortage of teachers. It has been the same thing we have been hearing since COVID-19 hit, and there seems to be no rebound.  It is because of one thing: teachers are not being valued.  According...

Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: When teachers win, everyone wins

Dan Hahn, Columnist April 5, 2023

I wonder how many students are enrolled at Eastern that intend to one day become a teacher? As education becomes more democratic, and the job market more competitive, more and more professions are not...

American Education Week is the week before Thanksgiving where people celebrate public school communities.

How teachers affect students’ lives

Elizabeth Wood, Multimedia Reporter November 17, 2021

Students and faculty reflected upon teachers that have made an impact in their lives in recognition of American Education Week. According to the National Day Calendar, American Education Week was founded...

School districts looking to hire mid-year teacher graduates at Fall Education Job Fair

Abby Carpenter, Contributing Writer November 5, 2018

Seventy-six school districts, all from a variety of different backgrounds and sizes, will be present at the Fall Education Job Fair, which will take place on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m in the Grand...

Fall into an education career

Brooke Schwartz, Administration Reporter October 24, 2017

A fall education job fair,including 60 schools from all over the nation who are in search of teachers, school psychologists, school nurses and speech pathologists, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on...

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