Teacher shortages at Indian schools are a chronic problem Desperate for new teachers, Hays/Lodge Pole School District Superintendent Margaret Campbell has pulled out all the stops: A three-bedroom home to live in for $230 a month, with utilities paid; a $1,000 signing bonus; and even a dollar-for-dollar match for up to $300 on monthly student loan payments. And still, luring teachers to the school district on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in the shadow of the piney Little Rocky Mountains is extremely difficult. Starting pay is about $26,000 a year. “A lot of people don’t want to live in a remote area,” said Campbell, who this summer is looking ... Continue reading... http://billingsgazette.com/news/sta...54b4-b435-53500f1308f0.html?comment_form=true
