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I always go back to @matt_barnum on this, who said we need to take seriously the alarm from school leaders even as we explore the mismatch with admin data.
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It’s silly to argue that admin data show anything like a crisis on teacher exits. Those data don’t.
But I’m surprised that with advent of mixed methods in policy research more folks aren’t looking for ways to join both #educators perspectives and admin data.
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But I’m surprised that with advent of mixed methods in policy research more folks aren’t looking for ways to join both #educators perspectives and admin data.
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I suspect some of this comes down to the same old difference in the way economists study data without always interrogating sources.
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🧵 The Perrottet government is failing to meet the needs of the students who need the greatest levels of support…/2 
Our school counsellors are dedicated, committed professionals doing all they can to meet the increasingly complex needs of our students. Their case load is totally unrealistic, unmanageable and unacceptable…./3
To make matters worse, there are currently 106 vacant school counsellor positions across the state adding to an already over stretched and over stressed school counsellor service…./4
After two weeks of talking with reporters and others about teacher shortage and vacancy, here are a few things I have learned and a few things I would like to share about the teacher shortage/vacancy/underqualification/staffing challenge.
Is there a national teacher shortage crisis?
I don’t know if YES/NO answer to this question matters very much. We have 14 states with more than 1000 vacant positions and 16 states with 2% or higher vacancy rate in their teacher workforce.
I don’t know if YES/NO answer to this question matters very much. We have 14 states with more than 1000 vacant positions and 16 states with 2% or higher vacancy rate in their teacher workforce.
For these states, those are critical and serious issues. I don’t think we should minimize that or think that the vacancy is found only in a handful of states.
Starting a thread describing my research to address the #DeafEd #TeacherShortage
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@ace_dhh @AACTE @ceasd1868 @NAD1880
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2/We know there’s a #DeafEd #TeacherShortage...but what do we DO?? #scicomm
My research comprehensively looked at all teachers of the deaf/hard of hearing (TODHH) in one state. Where do they work? Where were they trained? What are their challenges?
My research comprehensively looked at all teachers of the deaf/hard of hearing (TODHH) in one state. Where do they work? Where were they trained? What are their challenges?
3/ What are THEIR ideas for addressing the #DeafEd #TeacherShortage (hmm...asking teachers their opinions on education issues. Novel concept🧐)
@emmagg01 "Teachers are gearing up to go back to their classrooms by opening their wallets to buy classroom supplies. An overwhelming majority of them—more than nine out of 10—will not be reimbursed for what they spend on supplies over the school year."
"The nation’s K–12 public school teachers shell out, on average, $459 on school supplies for which they are not reimbursed (adjusted for inflation to 2018 dollars), according to the NCES 2011–2012 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS).
