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Teacher shortages are at crisis levels. Yet the pay gaps are growing
Mar 11, 2024 — The number of teacher job openings has surged, but the supply of prospective educators hasn't changed. Stagnant wages are a big reason.
Teacher shortages sweep nation as 86% of schools struggle with …
Oct 17, 2023 — Nearly 9 in 10 public school districts struggled to hire teachers heading into the school year, and many potential hires were deterred by low salaries.
Schools are bracing for widespread teacher layoffs. Here’s why
May 11, 2024 — Schools across the country are announcing teacher and staff layoffs as districts brace for the end of a pandemic aid package that delivered the largest one-time federal investment in K-12...
Low pay, stress and burnout: U.S. schools face severe teacher …
Aug 10, 2022 — Florida is scrambling to fill 8,000 openings. In Illinois, 88% of school districts surveyed are battling a shortage. Arizona is approaching the new school year with more than 2,200 teacher...
Teachers Are Missing More School, and There Are Too Few …
Feb 19, 2024 — Making matters more difficult is a national shortage of substitute teachers, which many educators say has worsened since the pandemic. Schools serving low-income areas are the least likely to be...
6 things to know about U.S. teacher shortages and how to solve them - NPR
Mar 23, 2023 — There are more teachers now than before the pandemic, so why did almost half of U.S. schools still have teacher vacancies weeks into this school year? Here's what to know.
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Teachers are calling it quits amid rising school violence ... - CNN
May 31, 2023 — With school shootings on the rise and pandemic-disrupted learning taking a toll on teachers who feel increasingly burned out, public education is struggling to attract — and retain — qualified ...
From ‘crisis’ to ‘catastrophe,’ schools scramble once again to find ...
Aug 13, 2023 — As millions of students get ready to head back to the classroom, school districts are once again scrambling to fill jobs as teacher shortages aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic show little ...