The new teacher licensure policies come as Youngkin has recently voiced his displeasure with Virginia schools over their treatment of LGBTQ schoolchildren.
that makes it easier to become a teacher, smoothing the path for retired teachers, those with lapsed teaching licenses and, eventually, a variety of people — “career switchers, military veterans and other professionals with much to offer students.” The directive also establishes a “teacher occupation apprenticeship” that will let college students in training to be teachers instruct students.
, asserting they shut out mothers and fathers from the most important aspects of their children’s lives — an argument that Youngkin and other conservative politicians and pundits are echoing.. “And I firmly believe that teachers and schools have an obligation to make sure that parents are well-informed about what’s happening in their kids’ lives.”
But, Farnsworth added, it’s not all politics. He thinks the governor’s — and many parents’ — strong personal beliefs are also driving Youngkin’s vocal disagreement with school transgender policies. Meanwhile, Youngkin’s actions to loosen standards regarding who can become a teacher mirror efforts in other states, including Florida and Arizona, as the nation faces a catastrophic teacher shortage. President Biden this week announced his administration was working to shrink the shortage by partnering with job platforms to make teacher hiring easier, as well as expanding teacher apprenticeship programs like the one Youngkin discussed Thursday.
In the D.C. area, teacher resignation rates spiked this past academic year, mirroring a trend seen in districts and states across the country. Experts previously told The Washington Post that the high teacher attrition rates are due in part to the ongoing fights about what teachers should be allowed to teach about race, racism, American history, gender identity and sexual orientation, as well as some educators’ feeling that parents have lost respect for their profession and expertise.
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