Is America's Teacher Shortage Crisis Solvable?

14/09/2022 15 min Temporada 2 Episodio 1
Is America's Teacher Shortage Crisis Solvable?

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Send us a textIn this first episode of season 2, I discuss the forewarned teacher shortage crisis that is affecting school districts across the country. After revisiting some of the oft-examined causes of the ongoing teacher shortage problem, I pondered a few potential solutions they are reasonable yet seemingly elusive for a variety of reasons.This episode draws from the following sources:Learning Policy Institute - A Coming Crisis in Teaching? Teacher Supply, Demand, and Shortages in the U.S.Frontline Education - A Pipeline Running Dry: Trends in Teacher Preparation ProgramsCenter for American Progress - What to Make of Declining Enrollment in Teacher Preparation ProgramsNew Poll: For First Time Ever, a Majority of American Parents Do Not Want Their Children to Become Public School Teachers – The 74 (the74million.org)EdWeek - How Bad Is the Teacher Shortage? What Two New Studies SayNEA - NEA survey: Massive staff shortages in schools leading to educator burnout; alarming number of educators indicating they plan to leave professionNew intro for Cool Meanderings with Dr Jerm G podcast! Support the showIf you like this episode, please like, subscribe and share. Also, check out my content hub at drjermg.com where you can find links to my podcasts, blogs and other social media content!DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast is for entertainment purposes only.