From THE MORNING CALL:
…The job outlook for prospective teachers in Pennsylvania may have never been bleaker…
The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued 20,050 teaching certificates in 2008-09, according to the most recent records. Of that total, 6,381 were for elementary education. Social studies (1,113) and English (1,411) were the top certifications issued at the secondary levels…
There aren’t even jobs for supposedly hard-to-fill secondary math and science positions…
What’s happening is few districts are hiring new teachers because enrollments have leveled off in the down real estate market, which shows no sign of rebounding…
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