Subs should be licensed educators, in the union, and receive the same daily wage as a full time teacher plus travel expenses. They should also have a rating system from the full time teachers and admin they sub for like an uber driver. One caveat to the rating system is that their rating should be divided into subject categories. A licensed art teacher isnt going to do as well subbing for a math teacher (and vise-versa) and that should be taken into consideration in the rating system.

Subs should also have the ability to rate/give feedback to the school and teacher’s lesson plans.

Since there’s a shortage of teachers and subs, maybe society should reflect on “why?” that is. It should be 100% free to go to college to be a teacher and you should receive a living stipend while studying. Accepting the tuition and stipend commits the teacher candidate to X amount of years teaching like the military.

Teachers should also be paid by the federal government from a new federal tax but people pay less property tax. This will equalize funding for schools and teacher pay across the country (COL adjusted). With educators being able to afford homes in the cities they teach through something similar to a VA home loan program.

None of this is politically feasible now, but vocally supporting an idea is where it begins.

I also think the teachers unions should get with the other unions and form a separate political party… but hey let’s keep voting for the democrats! Even the 2nd most “progressive” senator, Liz Warren supported school choice vouchers and performance based pay. :)