Teacher Shortage: Why Are Educators Leaving? – NBC Bay Area
Cruz is now spending his summer break recruiting and hiring teachers. "I'm worried that come August 16, I won't have a teacher in every single classroom," Cruz said. The website EdSource said the pandemic has blown a hole in an already leaking pipeline of qualified teachers. For years, the number of people enrolling in teacher-prep programs has been declining. "It is very concerning," said Lorena Chavez, who runs the Bay Area branch of Teach for America. The agency tries to lure college graduates and those making career changes into classrooms with students of color. The last few years of rec...
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