Is a Teacher Shortage Developing?
Our State Department of Education crack PR team apparently wanted to counteract the recent news reports about the large increase in teacher retirements in Louisiana. So they released their own report pointing out that total teacher attrition has not increased by much in the last few years. But in so doing they also gave the numbers of initial teacher licences granted in the last several years.
So here is what the data released by the LDOE shows about number of teachers leaving the workforce in Louisiana in the last few years:
'09-10: 5,622
'10-11: 6,072
'11-12: 6,183
So while the rate of teachers leaving has increased by only 561 teachers per year, look at numbers of new licences granted in recent years:
'08-09: 3,005
'09-10: 3,076
'10-11: 3,136
This data tells me that Louisiana is only adding about half the new certified teachers compared to the number of teachers that are quiting each of the last 3 years. I guess part of this gap may be explained by reductions in staff
So here is what the data released by the LDOE shows about number of teachers leaving the workforce in Louisiana in the last few years:
'09-10: 5,622
'10-11: 6,072
'11-12: 6,183
So while the rate of teachers leaving has increased by only 561 teachers per year, look at numbers of new licences granted in recent years:
'08-09: 3,005
'09-10: 3,076
'10-11: 3,136
This data tells me that Louisiana is only adding about half the new certified teachers compared to the number of teachers that are quiting each of the last 3 years. I guess part of this gap may be explained by reductions in staff
