Janae Montgomery has walked the halls of the same school building for much of the last 10 years — first as a high school student, then as a paraprofessional and, as of a few months ago, as a special ...

Principals ramp up hiring to staff special ed classrooms.

Thanks to a lesser-known provision of the No Child Left Behind Act, some school paraprofessionals-- or teachers’ aides--are subject to their own rules for becoming “highly qualified.” Many school ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Sioux Falls School District educator teaches students reading at Lowell Elementary during the 2024-2025 school year. (Courtesy ...

At the start of the pandemic, I never would've said I wanted to work as a paraprofessional, a teaching aide for students with disabilities. But after becoming one last year, the job has definitely ...

Russellville, Ark. (KATV) — After working as an educational paraprofessional for nine years, Kimberley Holt is ready to take the next step in her career. It's a moment that was made possible by a ...

As students shift to remote learning, superintendents nationwide are laying off thousands of paraprofessionals, hourly, mostly low-paid workers often tasked to help students with disabilities.

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Community College will offer the second cohort of its Paraprofessional Educators class beginning Feb. 24. The class is an entry-level course with no prerequisites. Students must ...

ROCKFORD — Paraprofessionals have one of the more demanding jobs in education, and with a shortage in classrooms everywhere, children are getting less quality education, said Rockford United Labor ...

A massive shortage of NYC paraprofessionals has left some students with disabilities unable to get to school. While parents ...

The mayor and the Council speaker say they both support boosting the pay of Education Department paraprofessionals, but the ...