The union conference
highlighted teacher shortages and concerns about school funding as the «two most serious threats» to the quality of education.
There is also US Department of Education data that
highlights teacher shortages (both by subject area and geographic area) over time.
Not exact matches
This special report explores the factors behind recent
teacher shortages and
highlights initiatives designed to improve district hiring processes and tap new pools of prospective educators.
73 percent of respondents said they would be more inclined to support the requirement if the subject choice was more flexible, and 74 per cent indicated that their school does not have enough
teachers in the EBacc subjects,
highlighting the current issue of
teacher shortages across the country.
In a helpful summary that nicely illustrated the problem of treating these word - salad filings as something more profound, AIR's Ellen Sherratt shared «
highlights culled from the first 17 state ESSA plans to shed light on how states will address critical
teacher shortages areas.»
Commenting on Ofsted's annual report, Dr Mary Bousted, ATL's general secretary, said: «Ofsted is right to
highlight the escalating
teacher shortage, and the damage this does to educating pupils, particularly in disadvantaged areas.
A New York Times story on
teacher shortages highlighted Charlotte - Mecklenburg schools» quandary: how to fill 200
teacher vacancies just one month before the start of the school year.
A Department for Education spokesperson said: «While the MAC's report
highlights that there is no
shortage of
teachers nationally, we recognise there are challenges.
Here are some
highlights of education spending in the budget, including increases for additional preschool seats, efforts to address the
teacher shortage and programs to prepare students for college.
The OECD education chief
highlighted concerns about the impact of
teacher shortages - saying that an education system could never exceed the quality of its
teachers.
Teach First's report
highlights that there is no
shortage of
teachers wanting to make the step up, but they often lack access to the training they need.