Understanding Teacher Shortages: An Analysis of Teacher Supply and Demand in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Sutcher, Leib; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Carver-Thomas, Desiree
Titel	Understanding Teacher Shortages: An Analysis of Teacher Supply and Demand in the United States
Quelle	In: Education Policy Analysis Archives, 27 (2019) 35, (40 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-2341
Schlagwörter	Teacher Shortage; Teacher Supply and Demand; Enrollment; Teacher Student Ratio; Faculty Mobility; Elementary Secondary Education; National Surveys; Beginning Teachers; Reentry Workers; Teaching Conditions; Costs; Geographic Location; Special Education Teachers; Mathematics Teachers; Science Teachers; English Teachers; Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrermangel; Lehrerbedarf; Einschulung; Lehrer-Schüler-Relation; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Beruflicher Wiedereinstieg; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Cost; Kosten; Special education; Teacher; Teachers; Sonderpädagoge; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Mathematics; Mathematik; Science; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; English language lessons; Englischunterricht
Abstract	This paper reviews the sources of and potential solutions to teacher shortages in the United States. It describes the sources of current and projected increases in teacher demand relative to enrollments, shifts in pupil-teacher ratios, and attrition. It places these in relation to recent declines in teacher supply and evaluates evidence of shortages in fields like mathematics, science, special education, and educators for English learners, as well as in particular parts of the country. Our analysis using national databases through 2016 predicted an estimated annual teacher shortage of approximately 112,000 teachers in 2017-18. Our recent review of state teacher workforce reports estimated 109,000 individuals were uncertified for their teaching positions in the US in 2017, roughly approximating our projections. We discuss the factors driving shortages and, based on previous research, identify responses that might ameliorate these trends. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01