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Pink slips may cause shortage of teachers
- 04-08-2010
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By Cheri Carlson/Ventura County Star
Facing another round of deep state funding cuts, California school districts issued pink slips to thousands of teachers this year — a situation that state officials warn could lead to a shortage of qualified teachers. Locally, 525 teachers were handed layoff notices in March, informing them they could be out of work at the end of the school year. “This is leading to fewer beginning teachers staying in the profession and fewer candidates entering teacher preparation programs. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of educators will retire within the next decade,” said state schools chief Jack O’Connell in a statement released Tuesday. “All these factors are contributing to a significant future teacher shortage in California,” he said. (more...)
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