Districts attribute shortages chiefly to a shrinking supply of newly credentialed teachers, cited by 79% of shortage districts¶

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q2 i? Seventy-nine percent of districts reporting shortages attribute them to the shrinking supply of newly credentialed teachers; retirements (54%), teachers leaving the district (34%), and class-size reductions (32%) are other frequently cited causes. → Anne Podolsky and Leib Sutcher 2016

Evidence¶

Anne Podolsky and Leib Sutcher 2016¶

Anne Podolsky and Leib Sutcher. (2016). California Teacher Shortages: A Persistent Problem. Learning Policy Institute. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED606761

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Survey results on reasons for shortages (Figure 4): shrinking supply 79%, teachers retiring 54%, teachers leaving 34%, class-size reductions 32%, high cost of living 29%. The quoted sentence names the most-cited cause.

"Seventy-nine percent of the districts that reported shortages said that they are experiencing shortages because of the shrinking supply of newly credentialed teachers"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Districts with shortages most often lack special education, mathematics, and science teachers, and most lack middle and high school teachers — related
• New California credentials stagnated at about 11,500 per year while estimated annual hires exceeded 20,000, so demand far outpaced supply — related
• Estimated teacher hires increased 43% between 2013–14 and 2017–18, outpacing growth in credential issuance — related
• District leaders attribute limited pools of fully credentialed applicants to licensure testing requirements and inadequate financial aid for teacher preparation — related