The goal of the summit is to inform policy and promote best practices and greater diversity in hiring methods in K-12 education throughout the Commonwealth.
VEA's newly formed EPIC (Education Professionals in Collaboration) Conference will provide presentations and resources on a wide range of topics, including best practices in instruction, equity, inclusion, justice, trauma, and more.
Sparks is a gathering of educators who have less than five years of experience in our public schools.
According to the Economic Policy Institute, teachers in Virginia earn 32.7% less in weekly wages than other (non-teacher) college-educated workers. Virginia’s teacher wage penalty is the worst in the nation.
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