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Jailyn Bridgeforth Students

Unpaid Work Experience Is a Requirement That Harms Students in Social Work, Nursing, and Teaching

by Morgan State U
July 05, 2023

In Maryland, student teachers like Morgan State University's Jailyn Bridgeforth, 21, are working to get state laws passed that would compensate student teachers, according to reporting from the National Education Association. In addition to her student teaching workload, Bridgeforth has an on-campus job as a resident assistant, for which her compensation is room and board. She is currently working closely with the Maryland State Education Association to pass the Maryland Educator Shortage Act of 2023, which gives $20,000 stipends to aspiring educators in the state who are student teaching.

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