A Teacher in Every Class /tags/a-teacher-in-every-class A Teacher in Every Class en-US Copyright Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:13:08 GMT A rural school gets creative in facing the NC teacher shortage /education/2022-09-27/rural-school-creative-north-carolina-chowan-teacher-shortage “Although on paper, it looks like we have a vacancy, we don't have a void,” says superintendent Michael Sasscer. Edenton-Chowan Schools is pairing a new or substitute teacher with an experienced teacher in a co-teaching relationship to fill its vacancies. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:13:08 GMT /education/2022-09-27/rural-school-creative-north-carolina-chowan-teacher-shortage Liz Schlemmer NC has over 11,000 vacancies in public schools, a statewide survey finds /education/2022-08-22/nc-has-over-11-000-vacancies-in-public-schools-a-statewide-survey-finds Superintendents from 98 of 115 school districts reported their district's current vacancies to the North Carolina School Superintendents Association this month. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:21:01 GMT /education/2022-08-22/nc-has-over-11-000-vacancies-in-public-schools-a-statewide-survey-finds Liz Schlemmer, Jason deBruyn NC faces a teaching ‘crisis.’ 3 teachers describe why they left the classroom /news/2022-08-11/nc-faces-a-teaching-crisis-3-teachers-describe-why-they-left-the-classroom Every former teacher had a breaking point. A high school teacher from Orange County, a special education teacher from Forsyth County and an elementary teacher from Wake County describe the stresses of a career in teaching and how the pandemic led them to examine their priorities. Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:06:23 GMT /news/2022-08-11/nc-faces-a-teaching-crisis-3-teachers-describe-why-they-left-the-classroom Liz Schlemmer Teaching college enrollment has plummeted. The NC Teaching Fellows program is fueling limited growth. /education/2022-07-18/teaching-college-enrollment-plummeted-nc-fellows-program-fueling-growth-carolina Enrollment at public teaching colleges in North Carolina dropped over the past decade. The NC Teaching Fellows loan-forgiveness program once attracted education majors to colleges across the state. After the General Assembly ended and then resurrected the program, some participating schools are now seeing a rebound. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:00:00 GMT /education/2022-07-18/teaching-college-enrollment-plummeted-nc-fellows-program-fueling-growth-carolina Liz Schlemmer NC schools are competing eagerly for new hires, but ‘it’s a teacher’s market’ /education/2022-06-29/schools-competing-eagerly-new-hires-teachers-market-north-carolina Students may be on summer break, but school principals are hard at work using these months to find a qualified, well-prepared teacher for every classroom come fall. Teacher turnover was higher than usual in some North Carolina districts this past year. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:55:29 GMT /education/2022-06-29/schools-competing-eagerly-new-hires-teachers-market-north-carolina Liz Schlemmer