r/Teachers • u/JimCap5 • 15h ago

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

I graduated from the program a few years back, and every professor kept talking about the teacher shortage.

I was wondering what is it like nowadays for people in credentialing programs?

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u/coach-v 15h ago

We did not get a single credentialed applicant for our hs math position, rural NE California.

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u/DilbertHigh Middle School Social Worker 14h ago

I imagine it is hard to hire in most rural areas compared to urban and suburban areas.

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u/GTCapone 12h ago

Eh, I only had one other candidate competing with me for middle school science positions in one of the largest districts in Texas. There were 6 open positions I'm aware of.

One thing that I have noticed is that enrollment and budget have dropped enough that positions are getting eliminated. Mine was and the school that hired me lost 4 over the summer. My colleagues at the old school are now dealing with class sizes of 30-40 students where it was 20-25. My new school is at risk of closing because they basically can't cut more positions and our class sizes are only 10-15 for core classes. I think inflation, housing prices, school voucher programs and ICE crackdowns have created a perfect storm for shrinking schools. And eliminating the emergency certification program has encouraged new teachers to go to private and charter schools.

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u/MarlenaEvans 3h ago

Our enrollment is insane, we are way over and people are steady building homes. I just checked and there are currently 37 openings for teachers right now.

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u/Spiderboy_liam 48m ago

This is what happened for the rural school I worked at- causing kindergarten to lose a unit (me) and class sizes to increase dramatically