Teach in Glendale Unified or LAUSD?

[jacktravern]

Originally Posted by quixotic59

From: SoCal schools may see more interns, substitutes in classrooms as teacher shortage grows | 89.3 KPCC

"At Los Angeles Unified, job openings for fall stood at more than 150 as of last week. They include positions for music, special education, biology and math teachers.
For art instruction alone, the district is hiring 30 new teachers next school year.
Patricia Pernin, who coordinates teacher interns for LAUSD and serves as president of California Teacher Corps that works to boost teacher numbers, said it's still not known if the district will fill its open positions by fall. But she's mostly concerned about the 2016-2017 school year.
“I think it's especially going to be urgent coming July in 2016 as we see all of the baby boomers, we would like to say, retiring and deciding to move on to another part of their life,” she said."

Well, as I said in another post, Special Ed teachers always seem employable. It can be a burnout job when dealing with the classes with behavioral issues. I never hear of any getting laid off. Same can be said for math. But the others are specialty positions.

I guess to me, a shortage means a shortage of teachers across all areas of study.

[quixotic59]

Originally Posted by jacktravern

Well, as I said in another post, Special Ed teachers always seem employable. It can be a burnout job when dealing with the classes with behavioral issues. I never hear of any getting laid off. Same can be said for math. But the others are specialty positions.

I guess to me, a shortage means a shortage of teachers across all areas of study.

While the article mentions a few specific subjects, the shortage will eventually spread to all areas. The last hold out will probably be general ed elementary school teachers, but even that surplus is beginning to show signs of reduction.
This shortage will quickly become a national issue. Every state and major city will be affected. Small towns and rural areas might not feel the effects.
Another issue is that teacher prep programs are being forced to upgrade their standards which is creating smaller numbers of successful graduates.