There is actually an excess of new elementary teachers across the country but schools are having trouble filling positions in middle and high schools. (nsba.org)
Across all four districts, which together serve more than 465,000 students, the researchers found new elementary teachers were assigned students who had performed.1 to.3 of a standard deviation below their peers who were assigned to teachers with four years of experience or more — meaning that these students were about three to nine months of schooling behind their classmates. (gse.harvard.edu)
Do they know where school districts can find 4,720 new elementary teachers at a time when enrollment in teacher preparation programs is floundering? (pulse.ncpolicywatch.org)