Education Jan 27 What’s driving a special education teacher shortage and how schools are responding By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Lana Green
Nation Dec 18 Watch 5:34 School districts turn to 4-day week to cope with staffing and budget shortfalls Across the country, more school districts are making the change to a four-day school week. NewsHour Communities Correspondent Gabrielle Hays traveled to one of those districts in Missouri to see how teachers and parents are adjusting. By Gabrielle Hays, Casey Kuhn
Nation May 12 Teachers are burned out. Here’s why there’s no quick fix New teacher salaries rose by more than they had in a decade during the 2021-2022 school year, according to a recent report by the National Education Association (NEA). But while the 2.5 percent increase is significant, average overall teacher salaries… By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn
Nation Apr 29 Watch 5:16 How Montana is tackling the teacher shortage crisis in rural schools Montana has faced a staggering teacher shortage for years, especially schools in rural areas and on Native American reservations. The pandemic brought new urgency and new ideas for how to ease the crisis, including a new program that hopes to… By Stan Parker, Montana PBS
Education Feb 24 HBCUs produce nearly half of all Black teachers in the U.S. Research has found Black students who have at least one Black teacher are more likely to graduate from high school and less likely to be suspended or expelled. By Annie Ma, Associated Press
Nov 21 ‘When districts can’t find teachers, students suffer.’ Here’s why teacher shortages are disproportionately hurting low-income schools By Hannah Grabenstein High-poverty school districts are struggling to fill more open positions than higher-income districts, but those areas have had staffing shortages for at least a decade. Continue reading
Sep 14 Teachers in Missouri are not returning to the classroom. Advocates say they have had enough By Gabrielle Hays To understand the state of education shortages in Missouri it is important to not only look at what challenges exist regarding hiring but also what difficulties lie in enrolling future teachers in programs in the first place. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 6:01 Why teachers in America are leaving the profession in droves By Harry Zahn, Winston Wilde As students return to the classroom, many will come back to school districts that are understaffed. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 44 percent of public schools will report teaching vacancies at the start of this year, with… Continue watching