Most of Oregon's 2,400 new teachers unable to find jobs this fall Oregon Education - OregonLive.com:
"Most of the estimated 2,400 newly minted teachers who graduated from Oregon colleges of education this year were unable to get hired anywhere in Oregon, proving that a job often billed as recession-proof is not.
Education deans and others who monitor the job market say this was the state's worst hiring season for new teachers in at least a generation.
With schools offering jobs to only about one-third as many teachers as normal, there was fierce competition for nearly every opening, and brand-new teachers brimming with idealism but lacking professional experience often got shut out."
"Most of the estimated 2,400 newly minted teachers who graduated from Oregon colleges of education this year were unable to get hired anywhere in Oregon, proving that a job often billed as recession-proof is not.
Education deans and others who monitor the job market say this was the state's worst hiring season for new teachers in at least a generation.
With schools offering jobs to only about one-third as many teachers as normal, there was fierce competition for nearly every opening, and brand-new teachers brimming with idealism but lacking professional experience often got shut out."