Article title: Teacher Shortage Crisis Can Be Averted by Keeping Educators in the Profession
NEAToday/Cindy Long/9/19/2016
Key Points: The keys points in this article detail how we are losing about 200,000 teachers each year, while we are gaining in the number of enrolled students. Many say that this loss of teaching staff is due to attrition, but others say it is a symptom of 13 years of No Child Left Behind stripping creativity from the curriculum, low pay and low levels of support and lack of respect for the professionalism of teachers. The article continues on, outlining strategies that can be used to attract and retain talented teachers.
Relevance: This drain of teachers leaves a critical shortfall of good teachers in low-income and high-minority schools. We are teacher candidates in this program. We should be concerned with what we will face when we leave the sheltered walls of University.
Great article Patt! It really makes me nervous to look at those numbers and to think that most of the schools now have upwards to 15% of their staff are new teachers within their first 5 years. If these numbers are correct.... What are our our schools in America going to look like in 10 years? It is a scary thought, but I see the teacher shortage growing. I also see the turn over rate higher in Title 1 schools first hand. Our school has already seen such a huge turn over just in the last two years. They hired one first grade teacher and she was gone within the month. Then another 3rd grade teacher left this year. Last year we lost 5 teachers. It is sad, frustrating, and confusing all of the staff changes for the students, parents, and staff. We need to see more support for our first year teachers in all grades and subjects.
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