WASHINGTON — As American schools reopen, a 15 - year effort to «professionalize» the job of teacher is running up against a strong counterforce — the urgent need to fill classroom vacancies. (educationnext.org)
«We're looking at the master schedule to see where there are classroom vacancies in certain times of day and locations,» Runcie said. (sun-sentinel.com)
From 2010 to 2014, enrollment in North Carolina's teacher education programs fell by 26 % (and by 30 % for graduate programs), and, as in California, its school districts became increasingly reliant on short - cut entry programs to fill classroom vacancies (Bastian, 2015). (kappanonline.org)