Published: February 1, 1992

Letters

Substitutes Respond

As Elizabeth Schulz points out in her story on substitute teaching ["A New Face Every Day,'' November/December], a number of urban school districts acknowledge that they have a problem covering teacher absences for a variety of reasons. What is the solution? As a substitute teacher, I suggest the following innovative ideas:

To ensure a quality education in every classroom, as prescribed by classroom teachers, I strongly encourage each district to make changes and upgrade their substitute teaching policies....