Budget Shortfall

How is that every school system in the state of Georgia seems to have a budget shortfall ? Or maybe every school system in the Atlanta Metro Counties seems to be short of their budget. I was watching on the news where Clayton County is 50million dollars short. Clayton will have to furlo teachers, and get jobs inorder to get the budget back on track.

I often wonder who was keeping the books when they just noticed the school budget problems. I really think the school systems across Georgia is in a real crisis, and needs help fast before more school school closings occur. Dekalb County Schools are closing a number of elementary schools next year due to the budget crisis.
Parents are really upset about the set back to kids eduction and the redistricting that will come as a result of Dekalb County shutting down certain schools in their area.

Clayton County school employees furloughed Atlanta News Hub

The school board had floated a number of controversial plans to deal with its looming budget crisis, including a proposal asking employees to refund a bonus they were given at the end of last year. The bonus was paid for with economic ...

Publish Date: 04/18/2011 18:45

http://www.atlantanewshub.com/local/clayton-county-school-employees-furloughed/

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Certification Issues

Image by Colette Cassinelli via Flickr When teachers graduate from college they are required to get state certification. School systems have a good number of jobs for new graduates, but getting certified is a big issues for most new hirer. I think the certification is a big waste of time because it doesn't assure whether you are a good teacher or not. Cerification has hindered many teachers ability to get a job. I took the teacher certification test five times before I passed the test. Certification in my opinion is a real problem that is keep good teachers from working.

Online Teacher Certification Announced At CUE 2011 – Leading Edge ...

iNACOL standards are the basis for the curriculum, and participants will create an online portfolio to demonstrate completion of certification requirements. Future certifications will focus on classroom/hybrid teachers, .... and there are about a dozen or so now that have a specific focus on K-12 online learning. If a teacher or administrator in Georgia were to go this route, they would be able to add an online teaching endorsement to their official teacher certification. ...

Publish Date: 03/24/2011 15:18

http://virtualschooling.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/online-teacher-certification-announced-at-cue-2011-leading-edge-certification/

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Publish Date: 08/16/2010 5:31

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What's the argument for becoming a computer science teacher ...

Because CS is typically the odd man out, issues with state certification requirements (if any) and involving CS faculty have been the barriers after interest has been established. Do you imagine that other STEM disciplines at GA Tech would be ... “Although Georgia Tech does not offer any programs that provide teacher certification, a Tech education at the undergraduate or graduate level is excellent preparation for students planning on careers as K-12 educators.”> ...

Publish Date: 02/07/2011 9:08

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