A substitute teacher is usually summoned by a school when a full-time teacher is unavailable. Substitute teaching is a good alternative for teachers who are unable to work in a full-time capacity or ...

About 65 cents of every $1 spent on substitute teachers in the Tri-Cities comes from local levies. That’s about $6.4 million ...

Carren Smrstik is never quite sure what to expect when she pulls up to Briarhill Middle School each day. She might be teaching a math class or helping out with special education students. Or she could ...

Dolores de Vera has a substitute teaching job today: supervising in-school suspension. That’s about all she knows. Kids might or might not show up. She’ll likely write some tardy passes. It’s the end ...

Substitute teachers keep schools running. By the time they graduate high school, students will have spent 8 percent of their K-12 schooling—an average of one school year—with a substitute, according ...

This article about the substitute teacher crisis was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Becoming a substitute teacher in California has become easier and more financially ...

What happens when the teacher is out, and there’s no one available to lead the classroom? For many districts, that’s been a disconcerting reality this school year. Substitute teachers have been in ...

A severe substitute teacher shortage in the Florida school district where Barbara Clyatt works means when the first grade teacher submits for time off, there's not always someone who can cover.

During Allegheny Valley School District’s two-month search for a consistent high school biology teacher, Superintendent Patrick Graczyk said other teachers, outside substitutes and even school ...