How the Next Secretary of Education Can Stop the Teacher Shortage
Educational leaders and policymakers must take proactive steps at the local, state and federal levels to increase pay and resources for teachers, and alleviate pressure by reducing class sizes.
Miguel Cardona – President Joe Biden’s choice for secretary of education – faces several urgent and contentious priorities, including reopening schools safely, addressing systemic racism within schools, and reversing the ever-growing teacher shortage. Here, four experts explain how to recruit more people to become educators in the nation’s public schools.
1. Increase pay and reduce class sizes
Bob Spires, associate professor of education, University of Richmond
Author: Bob Spires
(MENAFN - The Conversation) Editor s note: Miguel Cardona â President Joe Biden s choice for secretary of education â faces several urgent and contentious priorities , including reopening schools safely, addressing systemic racism within schools, and reversing the ever-growing teacher shortage. Here, four experts explain how to recruit more people to become educators in the nation s public schools.
1. Increase pay and reduce class sizes Bob Spires, associate professor of education, University of Richmond
The teacher shortage has become a crisis in the United States. In 2018, there was an estimated shortage of over 100,000 K-12 teachers. Meanwhile, the demand for K-12 teaching jobs is expected to continue to increase 5% per year through 2028.