U. S. School Struggle to Hire Teachers
There is a new report out by the Economic Policy Institute that clearly demonstrates that U. S. schools are struggling to hire teachers. The data is stark – “The share …
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Indiana DOE Highlights Teacher Shortages
Every state must report their teacher shortages to the federal government each year. The Indiana Department of Education is reporting theirs tomorrow but listed the shortage areas yesterday to the …
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STEM Teacher Shortage Hurts the Economy
There is a great article out today in Real Clear Education on how the STEM teacher shortage is hurting America’s prosperity. The authors are from Arizona where we just started working …
Read MoreYour Guide to Gaining Teacher Experience
Gaining Teaching Experience If you are changing careers, every book, every career counselor and every life coach will tell you the same thing – you really need to try the …
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Teacher Quitting at Fastest Rate on Record
BUT – they quit at far lower rates than any other profession. Public educators quit at a rate of 83 per 10,000 per month while workers overall quit at almost …
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Teacher Test Prep – you got this!
Preparing for your teacher test can be daunting. Because most of our Teachers of Tomorrow candidates are career changers it has probably been a long time since you have taken …
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Special Education Teacher Shortage hits critical levels
The Special Education teacher shortage continues to get worse reaching critical levels at a time when we have an even greater need. EdWeek has an excellent analysis of the shrinking …
Read MoreTeacher Shortage – 2018: more to come
New Mexico – New Mexico Teacher Shortage Continues: The number of teacher vacancies in the state of New Mexico has grown substantially since last October from 342 to 740, meaning roughly 52,455 students are …
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ELL Students on the Rise
The number of ELL students (English Language Learners) in the United States continues to climb. According to National Center for Education Statistics, the number has risen from 3.8 million students …
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Online Teacher Training
Just a few years ago, online teacher training was frowned upon. But as enrollment in traditional educator preparation programs continues to drop, online educator preparation is the only way we …
Read MoreTeacher Employment Gap – over 389,000
The Economic Policy Institute is out with their normal jobs report for the week but included a section on the “teacher employment gap” showing a 389,00 job shortfall in public …
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Where do you want to teach?
In 2005, when Texas Teachers started, we had no idea we would someday be in 8 different states! So where do you want to teach? Reciprocity for teachers is getting …
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