Hiring Heats Up in K-12 Teaching Specialties
Changing curriculum standards and demographics are driving demand for teachers in various specialties.
April 2, 2013 RSS Feed Print
Job openings for K-12 teachers who specialize in special education and STEM fields are increasing.
Big changes in education, driven by changing curriculum standards, demographics and diagnoses of kids with special needs, are creating opportunities for graduates with the right skill sets. Josh Fernandez is one new teacher who has capitalized on these changes. In 2008, Fernandez, a communications grad of East Carolina University, began working as a paraprofessional at Maryland's Gaithersburg High School, helping a paraplegic student with his day-to-day activities.
Realizing that he'd found his calling, Fernandez pursued a