13 Nov, 2009
Teacher shortage has given way to teacher glut
Posted by: casv In: M.ED. Students| News Articles
“Across the country, droves of people like Lackey are unable to find teaching jobs, in large part because the economy is forcing school systems to slash positions. The teacher shortage that many feared just a few years ago has turned into a teacher glut.”
“I always thought that if I didn’t find a job, I would be able to sub. And then once that started to be more difficult, it was really kind of devastating,” Lackey, an art teacher, said during a career fair for educators at the University of Kansas.”
“Since last fall, school systems, state education agencies, technical schools and colleges have shed about 125,000 jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.”
To read more about this article visit MSNBC at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33892103/ns/…
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