Ep. 76 - Jan. 22, 2019: Surge in Non-Teaching Staff Strains School Budgets
As teachers strike or threaten to strike in sever…
The Education Exchange · Paul E. Peterson
January 22, 201918m 11s
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Show Notes
As teachers strike or threaten to strike in several cities, one of the key issues is pay. But while teachers want higher salaries, school districts face a number of financial challenges.
One source of strain in school district budgets is what economist Ben Scafidi calls the staffing surge, a major increase in non-teaching staff hired over the past few decades.
Ben Scafidi joins EdNext senior editor Paul E. Peterson to discuss his report, "Back to the Staffing Surge."
https://www.edchoice.org/research/back-staffing-surge/