/tags/teacher-shortage teacher shortage en-US Copyright Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:20:02 GMT /education/2024-07-24/wake-tech-license-elementary-teachers A new online program at Wake Tech is part of a statewide effort to help teachers who don't have a bachelor's degree in education earn a North Carolina teaching license. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:20:02 GMT /education/2024-07-24/wake-tech-license-elementary-teachers Liz Schlemmer /education/2024-07-17/nc-board-education-nix-entry-test-teaching-colleges Typically, for a college sophomore to be admitted into a program to complete a degree in education, they have to first pass a test called the Praxis Core. The State Board of Education voted to recommend that state lawmakers end the requirement because it could be a barrier for prospective teachers, and the test isn't associated with measures of being an effective teacher. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:23:10 GMT /education/2024-07-17/nc-board-education-nix-entry-test-teaching-colleges Liz Schlemmer /southern-witness/2023-03-06/essay-in-north-carolina-students-are-still-missing-teachers Education reporter Liz Schlemmer recounts her experiences covering the teacher shortage that has been hitting North Carolina schools over the last several years — and why it matters so much for students to have teachers physically with them in the classroom. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:59:05 GMT /southern-witness/2023-03-06/essay-in-north-carolina-students-are-still-missing-teachers Liz Schlemmer /2022-12-15/north-carolina-schools-acute-bus-driver-shortage-fix Many North Carolina schools are still dealing with a critical bus driver shortage months into the school year. Some days it reaches the worst-case scenario, and districts have to outright cancel bus service on some routes. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 21:43:51 GMT /2022-12-15/north-carolina-schools-acute-bus-driver-shortage-fix Liz Schlemmer /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 /education/2022-08-29/state-funding-affected-schools-over-time-veteran-teachers-north-carolina Over the past decades, state funding for schools has fluctuated. To understand what that looks like, ��������վ's education reporter Liz Schlemmer spoke with two veteran teachers. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 11:35:07 GMT /education/2022-08-29/state-funding-affected-schools-over-time-veteran-teachers-north-carolina Liz Schlemmer /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 /education/2022-08-18/wake-county-still-needs-400-teachers-what-does-that-mean-for-other-nc-schools Teaching vacancies are not unusual in North Carolina, but shortages appear to be hitting some higher-paying school districts harder than usual. That doesn't bode well for less wealthy school districts. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 21:05:13 GMT /education/2022-08-18/wake-county-still-needs-400-teachers-what-does-that-mean-for-other-nc-schools Liz Schlemmer /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 /education/2022-07-28/two-superintendents-say-the-struggle-to-hire-teachers-is-real-regardless-of-geography Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has advantages when it comes to hiring teachers and staff that Edenton-Chowan Schools does not. But superintendents from both districts say they're struggling to find qualified applicants for open positions in time for fall. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:04:19 GMT /education/2022-07-28/two-superintendents-say-the-struggle-to-hire-teachers-is-real-regardless-of-geography Liz Schlemmer