US Teacher Shortage
Oct 6th 2019, 9:14 pm
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US Teacher Shortage
I just saw an article on CNN about our teacher shortage in US. Nationally according to the article 112,000 teachers short. The article was focused on Arizona and recruitment of Philippine teachers to help fill the gap of 7000 vacancies statewide.
Oct 8th 2019, 12:45 am
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Re: US Teacher Shortage
Originally Posted by ddsrph
I just saw an article on CNN about our teacher shortage in US. Nationally according to the article 112,000 teachers short. The article was focused on Arizona and recruitment of Philippine teachers to help fill the gap of 7000 vacancies statewide.
Oct 9th 2019, 11:00 pm
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Re: US Teacher Shortage
Originally Posted by thistlehollyberry
No surprise there - teachers in the US work two or three jobs in order to pay the bills - salary is atrocious.
Elementary School Teacher Average $64,020 Range $41,470 - $88,780
Middle School Teacher Average $63,110 Range $43,170 - $87,490
Not bad for a job with 16 weeks vacation and in many schools a 4.5 day week.
Nov 29th 2019, 8:56 pm
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Re: US Teacher Shortage
Does this mean that US school are hiring foreign teachers on H2B or J1 visas?
Nov 29th 2019, 9:00 pm
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Re: US Teacher Shortage
Originally Posted by ddsrph
I just saw an article on CNN about our teacher shortage in US. Nationally according to the article 112,000 teachers short. The article was focused on Arizona and recruitment of Philippine teachers to help fill the gap of 7000 vacancies statewide.
Originally Posted by BenC123
Does this mean that US school are hiring foreign teachers on H2B or J1 visas?
