‘Indiana’s War on Teachers Is Winning’: Here’s What Superintendents Say Is Causing Teacher Shortages
November 27, 2018
By: Stephanie Wang
Source: Chalkbeat
In a survey this year, Indiana State University researchers asked Indiana school superintendents if they faced a teacher shortage — and how bad the problem was.
“It’s killing us,” one respondent wrote.
“This situation is getting worse each year,” another said. “Scares me!”
“Indiana’s war on teachers is winning,” a superintendent commented.
Out of the 220 districts that responded to the survey, 91 percent reported experiencing a teacher shortage, with most feeling the pinch in science, math, and special education.
Eighty-five percent of the surveyed districts applied for emergency permits for people who don’t have teaching licenses, or educators who are hired to teach subjects outside their licensure.