By Elizabeth A. Harris
Originally posted by The New York Times on February 17, 2015.
“The number of children receiving such [occupational] therapy in New York and elsewhere has shot up in recent years, the byproduct of increasing numbers of special-needs students, a new approach toward teaching them and, to a lesser extent, greater academic demands on all young children.”
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By Kate McPherson
Originally posted by KTVA Alaska on December 2, 2014.
Options to attract and retain special education teachers to fill the shortage in the Anchorage School District is discussed.
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By Jessica Bies
Originally posted by Disability Scoop on September 2, 2014.
“A shortage of school psychologists and other highly trained specialists is making state and local school districts reconsider how they fill their special education departments — and in some cases has driven administrators to new extremes when it comes to hiring staff.”
By Trevon Milliard
Originally posted by the Las Vegas Review-Journal on August 28, 2014.
“Teachers in math, English, science and special education have been so hard to find that the Clark County School Board approved rehiring retired teachers Thursday to help fill 269 vacancies.”
By Brian Shlonsky
Originally posted by koco.com-Oklahoma on August 27, 2014.
State Superintendent Janet Baressi speaks about the teacher shortage in Oklahoma.
By Joseph Kolb
Originally posted by Reuters on August 11, 2014.
“Just two days before classes resume, New Mexico’s biggest school district faces a shortage of almost 200 teachers, officials say, with the majority of the unfilled positions in special education and elementary grades.”
“…The elementary and special education areas are typically problematic, King said. ‘It’s not unusual for those departments to deal with teacher shortages all year,’ the [Albuquerque Public Schools] spokeswoman said.”
By Mark Brodie
Originally posted by KJZZ-91.5 on August 8, 2014.
“School is back in session this week for many districts across the state, but not all of them have as many teachers in the classroom as they’d like. The Arizona Department of Education says 60 percent of district superintendents report openings during the school year, and that the annual average retention rate is 65 percent.”
By Quita Culpepper
Originally posted by the Washington Post on May 3, 2014
“Graduation is just around the corner, and thousands of college students are getting their degrees to teach. But some education experts are concerned Texas won’t have enough qualified teachers to take their place in the classroom…”