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US still faces major k12 teacher shortage

 
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 5:46 am    Post subject: US still faces major k12 teacher shortage Reply with quote

Schools throughout the country are grappling with teacher shortage, data show
By Caitlin Ostroff, CNN | August 21, 2017
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/21/health/teacher-shortage-data-trnd/index.html

(CNN) --- Lynn Sorrells started teaching 26 years ago because she loved seeing the light-bulb moment when a kid grasped a new concept. She still does. But as principal of a high school in Dorchester County, Maryland, she is struggling to find an algebra and geometry teacher just weeks before her school year is set to begin. As students head back to school, Sorrells' district is one of hundreds across the country grappling with a growing teacher shortage -- especially in key areas such as math and special ed.

"Currently, there are not enough qualified teachers applying for teaching jobs to meet the demand in all locations and fields," said the Learning Policy Institute, a national education think tank, in a research brief in September. Some schools, such as in New York City, are being forced to increase class sizes, which some studies show can reduce how much a student learns. The institute estimated last year that if trends continue, there could be a nationwide shortfall of 112,000 teachers by 2018.

What subjects are most affected?

Public schools in 48 states and the District of Columbia report teacher shortages in math for the 2017-18 school year, according to the US Department of Education. Forty-six states report shortages in special education, 43 in science and 41 in foreign languages.
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So what's causing this?

Goldhaber, who studies educational trends at the University of Washington, sees two main reasons. Math and science teachers aren't paid enough. Salaries for US secondary school teachers have largely remained the same over the past two decades, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Students in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) can make more in other professions than they would teaching.

Teaching in the US is too demanding. About 8% of teachers leave teaching each year, with two-thirds quitting before retirement, according to the Learning Policy Institute. This is double the percentage of teachers leaving the profession in countries like Singapore and Finland.

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See http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/21/health/teacher-shortage-data-trnd/index.html for the entire article, including interesting data and trends.
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RedLightning



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lynn Sorrells loved seeing the light-bulb moment when a kid grasped a new concept, but she loves making 100k+/year much, much more.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 7:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It depends. Take Arizona, where I could make $ 34,000 teaching English, where
my experience abroad would not be counted.
In Virginia some of it would.

I may stay in Japan if I can get full-time work, which pays more, but are often limited contracts.
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