state board had to approve 302 emergency<\/a> certifications last month compared to half that just a year ago.<\/p>\n\u201cThis is disheartening. We are still in a crisis where we are not able to find, in Oklahoma, the teachers for the students we have in our classrooms,\u201d said Superintendent Joy Hofmeister.<\/p>\n
Most blame low pay for the problem. But if you look at the Title II reports you see that there is a pretty steep decline in people going into education schools. \u00a0In the 2011-2012 school year there were 7,328 students enrolled and it had already dropped to 4,916 in 2013-2014 school year. \u00a0A 37% at a time when the number of students is expanding and the number of teacher retirements growing.<\/p>\n
Heading to Oklahoma next week – will keep you posted on how we can help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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