Walton County Education Association

10/11/2016

Salary and teacher planning on the table. WCEA teachers representing during a caucus!

09/15/2016

This is what our state is coping with, to say nothing of the unusually high rate of turn over specific to Walton County.

Walton District's dismissive, evasive behavior at the table says volumes about how they view teachers and how seriously they take this shortage.

Some Florida school districts scrambled to find teachers this summer as the nation grappled with a teacher shortage that will continue to grow unless leaders take steps to reduce the "leaky bucket" of teacher attrition, according to a new national study released late Wednesday.

08/25/2016

Teacher planning time is precious; support us as we advocate for stronger planning time protections for teachers.

07/28/2016

Recruitment materials and manuals ready for Monday's new teacher orientation. Thank you, MSSU office manager Lisa Williams for getting them all ready!

06/09/2016

Sad fact: Walton County faces real challenges retaining talented teachers. Our students benefit when we support and nurture educators. This problem will not go away on its own.

Noah David Lein has always loved teaching.

06/09/2016

"The ranks of new teachers in Florida continue to grow, but state education authorities say there continues to be a teacher shortage, and the word “critical” remains a qualifier."

Florida teacher shortage labeled “critical” by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

04/24/2016

Congratulations to Freeport and Niceville!

US News and World Report released its 2016 best high school rankings earlier this week, awarding a couple schools in Okaloosa and Walton districts with

04/21/2016

Fostering working conditions that encourage teachers to stay is not only best for student outcomes, it's a responsible use of public monies.

The constant churn affects schools' ability to provide all students with skilled teachers. But professor Richard Ingersoll says schools can fix this without spending a dime.