Teacher Shortages:
An Annotated Bibliography
An Annotated Bibliography
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This report published earlier this year explains the implications of the current teacher shortage. The authors of the report reviewed other research and created a graph that shows a current shortage of over 100,000 teachers nationwide, and that shortage is projected to grow to 200,000 by 2025. The report clarifies that the teaching shortage is even worse if one factors in the teaching credentials of the teacher because out of current teachers in the United States, only 68.5% of them received a college degree in the subject that they are teaching. This means that someone who studied psychology in college could be teaching math even though they may lack the in-depth knowledge the subject requires. The report also examines the data showing that shortages are worse in low-income schools, and it ends by making recommendations for how to slow the shortage.
The in-depth nature of this report makes it appropriate for those doing serious research on the topic. Additionally, it contains many statistics and graphs to support its claims. This data makes it a reputable and trustworthy source. Even though this source is appropriate for serious scholars, it is written clearly and is appropriate for high school students as well as college professors. If someone is interested in the factors that lead to teacher shortages and the impact of the crisis, this report is an excellent and detailed resource.
In the article, “Teacher Shortage Is 'Real and Growing, and Worse than We Thought,” Tim Walker describes a report by the Economic Policy Institute that explains the reasons for and impact of the current teacher shortage. He explains that students are being denied “an experienced, full-certified teacher,” which is negatively impacting millions of students. According to the article, in California in 2017, two thirds of the state’s teaching positions were either vacant or filled with a teacher who was not highly qualified. The article ends by stating that the shortages are the worst in high poverty neighborhoods.
While this article is current and relevant, it is mostly just a summary of a report written by someone else. For this reason, it is not that informative. Other than the detail about the amount of positions vacant or filled by less qualified teachers in California, it does not contain much data at all. This article is really just meant to provide a summary for people who want to know a little bit of information about the topic. However, for someone who wants to do in-depth research on the topic, the actual report is more informative and helpful. Overall, this article was more helpful for its links to actual sources than to the information it contained.