A sharp decline, down 70 . Translation, there are a lot of unfilled jobs. More than 13,000 openings in california right now, nearly twice the number at this time last year. Now, most in demand, math and science teachers, as well as special ed and bilingual teachers. Now, heres a snapshot of the bay area. There are almost 1,400 job openings in alameda county, over 1,000 in santa clara county, nearly 4 times the number last year. Five hundred twentynine in san mateo county, six hundred sixtyeight in Contra Costa County, and one hundred fortythree in San Francisco. Im joined now by two people who have studied this crisis in depth. Louis freedberg is the executive director of edsource, and Roberta Furger from the learning policy institute in palo alto. All right, louis, i want to start with you. So, what happens when you dont have a teacher to put in a classroom . What happens then . Louis freedberg well, you have to figure out what youre going to do. And so, sometimes you can get longterm
To staff our classrooms . Were talking about the Teacher Shortage. Now, you may remember at the beginning of the school year, districts were scrambling to fill job openings. In fact, this was oakland just days before the start of school, holding a mass job fair as the district tried to fill 70 open spots. Now, since then, the picture really hasnt improved much. School districts are now entering recruitment season for next year, and it doesnt look good. The teacher pipeline is in crisis. Enrollment in teacher credentialing programs saw a sharp decline, down 70 . Translation, there are a lot of unfilled jobs. More than 13,000 openings in california right now, nearly twice the number at this time last year. Now, most in demand, math and science teachers, as well as special ed and bilingual teachers. Now, heres a snapshot of the bay area. There are almost 1,400 job openings in alameda county, over 1,000 in santa clara county, nearly 4 times the number last year. Five hundred twentynine in
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