Schools across the United States are struggling to cope with the vacant positions of teachers. While the situation is really very bad in rural and poverty ridden school districts it is almost equally bad in other parts of the country. There is a dearth of qualified and trained teachers that is posing a serious threat to the education system of the country.

1. The Demand for
Teachers Increased in
2015

2. The Demand for Teachers
Increased in 2015
 Schools across the United States are struggling to cope with the
vacant positions of teachers. While the situation is really very
bad in rural and poverty ridden school districts it is almost
equally bad in other parts of the country. There is a dearth of
qualified and trained teachers that is posing a serious threat to
the education system of the country. The demand for teachers is
on the rise for two reasons – increase in the number of students
and a significant reduction in the resources pipeline of teachers.
The count of teachers in 2011 was 3.3 million and the growth
rate is expected to be pegged at 13 percent through 2018.
Therefore, it is no wonder that more teachers are needed in
2015.

3. Chronic Shortage
 Besides the overall shortage there is chronic shortages of
teachers in various categories that are subject specific. The
overall picture can be understood from some numbers given
below.
 It begins with pre-school education that is ranked at 15th in the world
in teacher student ratio, with considerable shortfall in supply of
qualified pre-Kindergarten teachers.
 Scarcity of teachers for special education affects 49 of the 50 states
of the country.
 On the supply front, the colleges for education find it very difficult to
produce teachers of science and mathematics in double digits.
 Only 10 percent of school districts in the high poverty areas can
manage to recruit qualified teachers.

4. Diverse Talent Pools
 It has been observed that the schools perform at their best
levels when they have access to teachers from diverse talent
pools. Teachers made available from various teacher
preparation programs are the best candidates for imparting
quality education and align with the philosophy and culture of
schools with ease. But unfortunately, this has not happened.
Hence the necessity of building pipelines to make up for
quality teachers.

5. Apathetic Youth
 The supply pipeline of resources for teachers have been
throttled for quite some time due to the apathy of the average
educated youth to pursue the profession of teacher. Teaching
is a challenging profession that is rewarding too. Despite
admitting this fact, youths do not find enough motivation to
take up teaching as a career. The lessons of the financial
meltdown have made the younger generation look for
occupations that are financially stable and sustainable. The
misery is further compounded by the district budgets that are
filled with uncertainties and the ongoing education dialogues
of the public.

6. The Way Forward
 The problem has to be addressed from a more discernable
depth that unlocks the supply line by motivating the youth to
take up the noble profession of teaching that can be joyful
and challenging. The focus has to be centered on preparing
teachers, supporting them and developing a sense of
community that is essential to sustain them in the profession.
A healthy pipeline of qualified and motivated teachers is the
only answer to the problem.
 The education fraternity has to take the responsibility of
creating environments that attract the youth to teaching and
support them in continuous development.

7. Contact Us
 Teacher Job Fairs
 http://www.teacherjobfairs.org/
 Email: Register@teacherjobfairs.org
 Phone: 718-902-5926