Teacher Shortages

ADERHOLD: To Address Teacher Shortage, Get Rid of State Qualifying Test

David M. Aderhold, Ed.D, is the superintendent of schools for the West Windsor – Plainsboro Regional School District. This originally…

2 years ago

LILLEY: New Jersey, Listen Up–This Is Why We Have a Teacher Shortage

New Jersey school administrators sound the alarm about teacher shortages. The U.S. Department of Education says New Jersey has a…

2 years ago

If NJEA Leaders Are Serious About Fixing the Teacher Shortage, They’ll Need To Limber Up

Today Mike Lilley of the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey released a new report called "Teaching in New Jersey's…

2 years ago

Um, No, Don’t Blame New Jersey Teacher Shortages on ‘Wage Gaps’

Two weeks ago Mark Weber, also known as "Jersey Jazzman," issued a report through New Jersey Policy Perspective called “New…

2 years ago

Newark High School Teacher Explains Why Students Are ‘Flagrantly Skipping Class’

In a no-holds-barred op-ed today, Newark history teacher Yvette Jordan explains why Newark district high school students have "have unconsciously…

2 years ago

Newark Board of Education Will Hire Retired Teachers and Create a Pathway for New Teachers

The Newark Board of Education (NBOE) is poised to take advantage of new legislation that allows them to hire retired…

3 years ago

Is There Really a Teacher Shortage in NJ? Let’s All Take a Deep Breath

Major media is ablaze with dire predictions about imminent teacher shortages due to pandemic stress and burn-out. Certainly, teachers have…

3 years ago