California Facing Teacher Shortage

**111prez** · August 26th, 2005 03:27 PM

California Facing Teacher Shortage
Thursday, August 25, 2005

A massive teacher shortage in California has more than just students raising their hands in the air asking for help.

According to a new study, one-third of all teachers in the state will retire over the next decade, leaving California nearly 100,000 teachers short.

"We're facing a major crisis that's worse than any we've seen so far," said Harvey Hunt of the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning (search), a nonprofit organization that deals with teacher development policy.

The No Child Left Behind Act (search) made state teacher credentialing requirements tougher, and as a result thinned the ranks of would-be teachers.

Administrators say that, in addition to the tougher credentialing requirements, with an average starting salary of $35,000 it is often difficult to recruit and retain qualified teachers, especially given California's high cost of living and competition from other industries.

"If you're looking to raise a family and have a home, which is everyone's dream, it's going to be very difficult if you're a teacher,” said Barbara Kerr of California Teachers United (search), the state teachers union.

California is not alone in having teacher shortage woes. In neighboring Nevada, the state has become so desperate for teachers that it has recruited from overseas, hiring 34 teachers from the Philippines.

And in Las Vegas, schools are still some 400 full-time teachers short, with classes set to begin next week

source: www.foxnews.com

**kimpOy** · August 26th, 2005 04:00 PM

aba yung may mga Educ grad dyan...eto na ang the american dream chance...

**creepy** · August 26th, 2005 04:00 PM

Nurses today, teachers tomorrow!

**empy** · August 26th, 2005 09:42 PM

good luck being a teacher in cali...make sure you wear a bulletproof vest to work! ;)

**BoEinG_747** · August 26th, 2005 09:57 PM

afaik....2003 nag hire na sila ...

kasi may kasama ako dati sa work nag apply ang misis nya

pero nawalan ako ng balita kasi nalipat ako

at na feature pa ng ang topic na iyan ..

sa show na "ASSIGNMENT" yata

**mbt** · August 26th, 2005 11:41 PM

yari na talaga yung pinas...

health care will disintegrate with the loss of nurses, physical therapists and doctors...

now education will be next,... without education, can there still be any hope at all for the future of the country?

**BoEinG_747** · August 27th, 2005 12:07 AM

Originally Posted by mbt

yari na talaga yung pinas...

health care will disintegrate with the loss of nurses, physical therapists and doctors...

now education will be next,... without education, can there still be any hope at all for the future of the country?

kahit mga Domestic helper ..engineers or technicians ..

nasa labas na din ang iba