teacher shortage

Earlier this year, a teacher shortage in Oklahoma forced hundreds of school districts to close their doors because of a lack of substitutes to fill in for educators out with the coronavirus.

In Hawaii, hiring qualified special education teachers became a lot easier after schools started offering a $10,000 pay bump.

When schools can't find a licensed special education teacher, they hire people who are willing to do the job, but lack the training. It's a practice that concerns some special education experts.

America doesn't have enough teachers. The Biden administration is calling for states to spend and recruit more. Will that work?

Because of a legislative session shortened by COVID-19, only a handful of education policy bills moved through the House and Senate to make it to the…

Though it’s unclear what school will look like, recent graduates and others will be able to teach in Oklahoma in fall 2020.The state school board voted to…

When the legislative session begins Monday, state lawmakers will have more than 4,500 pieces of legislation they can consider. StateImpact reporters have…

Oklahoma lawmakers want to turn the tide on a statewide teacher shortage.Legislators have filed a flurry of bills to take up when they re-convene in…

A new report from the Oklahoma State Department of Education shows 30,000 teachers have left the profession over the past six years.The report seeks to…

The Wanette School District is nestled in a rural stretch of Oklahoma about 30 miles southeast of Norman.For a long time, high school juniors and seniors…