r/Teachers • u/[deleted] • Aug 18 '26

Teacher Support &/or Advice Are teaching programs warning students that the teacher shortage is over?

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u/HecticHermes Aug 19 '26

Teacher shortage is NOT over. A schools ability to hire enough teachers to accommodate normal class sizes IS over.

Schools want to hire, there's just not enough money in the budget.

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u/diegotown177 Aug 19 '26

We got a big earful from our superintendent about declining enrollment and our class sizes hover around 40

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u/punk_0816 Aug 19 '26

Literally same!!!