By Brian Shlonsky
Originally posted by koco.com-Oklahoma on August 27, 2014.
State Superintendent Janet Baressi speaks about the teacher shortage in Oklahoma.
New Mexico Faces Teacher Shortage Two Days Before School Begins
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.”
School Districts Scrambling From Teacher Shortage
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.”
Metro School Districts Try ‘Grow Their Own’ Approach to Hiring Special Education Teachers
By Kim McGuire
Originally posted by the Star Tribune: West Metro on May 5, 2014.
“A first-of-its-kind master’s degree program at the University of Minnesota promises to groom education assistants into special education teachers by training them on the job in the classrooms where they already work…”