Sentences with phrase «around a teacher shortage»

WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says the discussion center around a teacher shortage.

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According to the Fall / Winter 2011 issue of Renewal: A Journal for Waldorf Education, published quarterly by AWSNA (the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America), «There is a drastic shortage of trained Waldorf teachers — class teachers, as well as early childhood / kindergarten... This shortage exists in North America and around the world, including in English - speaking countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, and Ireland.

Schools and parents are facing a chronic teacher shortage, a lack of school places, chaos around curriculum changes and primary tests, and a funding crisis.

Other key reasons behind the male - teacher shortage, according to MenTeach, is the stereotype that teaching is «women's work,» as well as possible fears of lawsuits around accusations of sexual abuse of children.

Richard Culatta, CEO of ISTE, one of the largest ed tech focused events in the world, adds, «We have no shortage of great ideas from teachers around the world.

Mr. Patton's declaration was echoed around the country, coupled in many cases with ideas for stemming teacher shortages or for better educating students for an increasingly computer - driven workplace.

«At a time of huge teacher shortages, budget cuts and difficulties around curriculum and testing these are entirely the wrong priorities from a Government that is losing its way.»

Even before the earthquake Haiti's education system was struggling; the literacy rate hovers around 61 percent and there are shortages in both teachers and supplies.

Alternative - certification programs that have grown up around the nation over the past 15 years can be «real solutions» to teacher shortages, a new report concludes.

But New York, like many other locales around the country, faces a teacher shortage.

Districts around the country are grappling with teacher shortages.

Schools and districts around the country are grappling with teacher shortages that threaten educational opportunities and outcomes, particularly for our highest - need students.

«From its national vantage point the department does not understand, and shows little curiosity about, the size and extent of teacher shortages around the country and assumes the head teacher will deal with gaps,» the Training New Teachers report said.

Policy surrounding the nation's shortage of black teachers tends to focus around recruitment or retention.

The critical teacher shortage presents a unique opportunity to turn schools around in a highly cost effective way.

The report said: «From its national vantage point the department does not understand, and shows little curiosity about, the size and extent of teacher shortages around the country and assumes headteachers will deal with gaps.

Community Conversation: Around Teacher Retention Teacher shortage is national news.

The district says it has no choice but to look abroad to fill vacancies, as schools around California and the nation face a shortage of employable teachers.

We've covered many sides of the shortage issue, including the disconnect between training and districts» needs; how the accountability obsession and paperwork are driving some good veteran teachers away; what factors help teachers stick around; as well as efforts to improve training for special - ed teachers to stem that field's attrition and chronic shortage.

As school districts around the country struggle to find enough qualified teachers to staff their classrooms, state policymakers are considering a range of budget and policy proposals to address immediate teacher shortages and build a sustainable, high - quality, and more diverse teacher workforce.