{"id":1121,"date":"2016-08-01T13:54:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T13:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teachersoftomorrow.org\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2017-01-05T10:22:40","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T16:22:40","slug":"teachers-shortages-around-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teachersoftomorrow.org\/blog\/insights\/teachers-shortages-around-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers Shortages Around the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Been a crazy week for teacher shortages in the US. A summary of the articles that came out in the last few days are below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.informnny.com\/news\/local-news\/teacher-shortage-in-the-north-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a> &#8211; used to have a large pool to choose from but no more. The article says it is the improved economy offering more employment choices that has affected the numbers going into teaching<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.informnny.com\/news\/local-news\/teacher-shortage-in-the-north-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guam<\/a> has 140 openings right now and now way to close the gap!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edsource.org\/2016\/some-districts-step-up-competition-for-neighbors-veteran-teachers\/567414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California schools<\/a> are moving around the steps and ladders of the salary scale in hopes of poaching veteran teachers from their district neighbors and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marinij.com\/social-affairs\/20160730\/marin-feels-impact-of-teacher-shortage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marin County<\/a> is feeling the teacher shortage in spite of offering bonuses for hiring<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kutv.com\/news\/local\/teachers-protest-board-of-education-plan-to-deal-with-teacher-shortage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Utah<\/a> has opened up certification routes so that districts can certify and train their own teachers now &#8211; inciting protests from teacher organizations<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mynews4.com\/news\/local\/around-100-teachers-still-needed-with-less-than-two-weeks-until-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nevada<\/a> &#8211; Washoe County still needs 100 teachers for the new school year and having a hard time finding them.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kvoa.com\/story\/32559756\/school-district-attempts-to-solve-teacher-shortage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona<\/a> &#8211; Tuscon is attempting to increase property taxes to give teachers a 2.5% raise to help solve the teacher shortage<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tulsaworld.com\/homepagelatest\/governor-s-proposal-for-special-session-on-teacher-pay-raises\/article_c0bf0b11-8bae-544c-bea9-6a78617e1f90.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma<\/a> &#8211; Governor proposes special session to give teachers pay raises to ease teacher shortage and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kswo.com\/story\/32568210\/superintendent-hofmeister-discusses-schools-budget-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Superintendent Hoffmeister<\/a> also comments on growing class sizes due to the teacher shortage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While some might want to deny there is a teacher shortage &#8211; we really are facing one of the most critical shortages in talent in a long time. \u00a0It will take a lot of work to fix this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Been a crazy week for teacher shortages in the US. 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