{"id":1631850,"date":"2022-09-03T08:49:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T12:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1631850"},"modified":"2022-09-03T08:49:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T12:49:29","slug":"biden-admin-provides-100-million-for-apprenticeships-to-fill-teaching-workforce-gaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-provides-100-million-for-apprenticeships-to-fill-teaching-workforce-gaps\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Provides $100 Million for Apprenticeships to Fill Teaching Workforce Gaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-provides-100-million-for-apprenticeships-to-fill-teaching-workforce-gaps%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1631850&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden administration this week announced over $100 million in grants to address school <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-staff-shortages\">staff shortages<\/a> and high turnover rates by lifting pay and funding teacher apprenticeships from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2022\u20132023 school year begins, schools in the United States are struggling to fill vacancies for teachers and other school staff, according to the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Education\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/gen\/guid\/secletter\/220831.html\">cited<\/a> uncompetitive teacher pay for high teacher turnover rates and a \u201cweak pipeline\u201d coming into the profession.<\/p>\n<p>The workforce shortage, which the department said was exacerbated by the coronavirus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-pandemic\">pandemic<\/a>, is also slowing down how fast students can recover academically from the impacts of disrupted learning\u00a0since March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Biden administration noted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/08\/31\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-public-and-private-sector-actions-to-strengthen-teaching-profession-and-help-schools-fill-vacancies\/\">fact sheet<\/a> that quality programs are needed to make it easier and cheaper for teachers from diverse backgrounds to get into the profession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudents need qualified teachers who are prepared to teach them, and who reflect the diversity of our students. Teachers need affordable pathways into the profession,\u201d the\u00a0fact sheet states.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, the Department of Labor (DOL) has earmarked $100 million in apprenticeship grants to provide support for states and other partners to begin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-teaching\">teaching<\/a> apprenticeship programs that will allow people, including teacher assistants, to \u201cearn while they learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The teacher apprenticeship program is aimed at allowing these individuals a \u201cmore affordable\u201d pathway to becoming a teacher and offers a chance to \u201cgain robust experience in the classroom\u201d before they lead their own, according to the fact sheet.<\/p>\n<p> Teacher Apprenticeships <\/p>\n<p>Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh said Wednesday that he and Education\u00a0Secretary Miguel Cardona have encouraged governors and district leaders to fund the apprenticeships from the $130 billion in the ARP earmarked for K-12 schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo many schools struggle to fill vacancies for qualified teachers and other critical school professionals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration this week announced over $100 million in grants to address school staff shortages and high turnover rates by lifting pay and funding teacher apprenticeships from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. 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