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Substitute teacher and public commenters urge broader hiring criteria and curricular change
Summary
During public comment at the Aug. 26 Akron school board meeting, a former substitute urged reconsideration of a bachelor-degree requirement for substitutes; another commenter called for practical coursework and criticized standard curricula.
Two members of the public used the board’s three-minute public-comment period Aug. 26 to press the district on hiring and curriculum.
Donnie Brooks, who identified himself as a substitute teacher, said a recent rule requiring all substitutes to hold a bachelor’s degree cost him his position despite having an associate degree and being ‘‘19 credits away’’…
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