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Teachers Shortages Around the Country

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:54:16 +0000

Been a crazy week for teacher shortages in the US. A summary of the articles that came out in the last few days are below:

New York – used to have a large pool to choose from but no more. The article says it is the improved economy offering more employment choices that has affected the numbers going into teaching
Guam has 140 openings right now and now way to close the gap!
California schools are moving around the steps and ladders of the salary scale in hopes of poaching veteran teachers from their district neighbors and Marin County is feeling the teacher shortage in spite of offering bonuses for hiring
Utah has opened up certification routes so that districts can certify and train their own teachers now – inciting protests from teacher organizations
Nevada – Washoe County still needs 100 teachers for the new school year and having a hard time finding them.
Arizona – Tuscon is attempting to increase property taxes to give teachers a 2.5% raise to help solve the teacher shortage
Oklahoma – Governor proposes special session to give teachers pay raises to ease teacher shortage and Superintendent Hoffmeister also comments on growing class sizes due to the teacher shortage.

While some might want to deny there is a teacher shortage – we really are facing one of the most critical shortages in talent in a long time. It will take a lot of work to fix this.

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Utah Alternative Teacher Certification

astratton — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:15:53 +0000

Last month, the Utah State School Board approved a new alternative teaching certification route that allowed people with a degree to begin teaching quickly. Their training and support would come after they were in the classroom. That route would be approved in August unless something happened.

It looks like that something is going to happen. Opponents of the new route have pushed for a hearing in August. And it looks like that hearing will happen before August 4th.

We will keep an eye on this and work to find a way to help career changers move into the classroom while at the same time making sure they are prepared with the skills necessary to be a successful teacher in the first year.

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Weekly Teacher Shortage Update:

alfred — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:04:01 +0000

Each week we will provide a summary of the articles on the teacher shortage. This is not all the articles that come through our office. These are the teacher shortages we are most concerned with because we know we can help these states. You can track these daily by following us on twitter @AltCertProgram.

Be sure to check out our infographic: How To Battle The Teacher Shortage Crisis [13 Experts Share Ideas]

Utah: 800-900 short for next school year

Florida, Leon County: 233 retirements / 11% of English teachers not certified

New Jersey: struggling to fill positions in math, science, special education and world languages

Kansas: board approves hiring of 15 unlicensed teachers

Mississippi: end of school year and schools still have over 100 openings

It’s the end of the school year and the teaching hiring frenzy is in full swing – so these articles will only increase.

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