In comparison, she said, there were 192
teacher vacancies last year.
Not exact matches
Last year, the subject recruited only 48 per cent of the number of
teachers DfE calculated it would need to fill
vacancies in school.
Last year, the state granted approximately 500 emergency permits to unqualified
teachers to fill
vacancies in those subjects.
Teach First says that demand from schools for its
teachers is «more than double» what it was this time
last year, suggesting that school leaders are struggling to fill
vacancies.
It filled most of the
vacancies, but a few dozen opened at the
last minute, when
teachers it had hired changed their minds.
However, NYCDOE reneged on that promise
last month when it was announced that principals will have until mid-October to fill
vacancies at their schools, after which the district will place
teachers from the ATR pool into any remaining openings.
Last year, the National Audit Office warned that difficulties in filling
vacancies are adding to the pressure on school budgets, as schools «have to pay a premium for agency and supply
teachers».
«We're investing hundreds of millions in
teacher recruitment and the
vacancy rate has remained low at around 1 % over the
last 15 years,» said an education department spokesman.
And looking overseas has become a «
last resort» to fill ongoing
vacancies in Arizona, where
teacher turnover went up as salaries and benefits went down in post-recession budget cutting.
Many LA Unified principals say they are frustrated with being forced to fill
vacancies with
teachers from this pool, which as of
last month numbered 224
teachers, according to the district.
Four out of five districts in the state with the highest
teacher vacancy rates
last school year are in Eastern North Carolina.
Last school year, the rural school system had the fifth highest
teacher vacancy rate in the state, shows a report from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.