(KCPW News) Some school districts in Utah are so desperate for teachers this Fall, they're offering jobs to college students yet to even finish their student teaching. State Association Superintendent Ray Timothy says the problem is not supply, but retention. About one-third of Utah's teachers leave in the first three years of teaching and fifty percent leave in the first five years.
The top reasons teachers say they leave the state - and often the profession entirely - are feelings of isolation and lack of administrative support. Pay also plays a factor. State education officials are hoping the legislature will fund mentoring and training opportunities, as well as incentive programs, to improve teacher retention before Utah's child population far outpaces the supply of qualified instructors.
Timothy will discuss the details of Utah's teacher shortage during the Legislature's Interim Education Committee Wednesday afternoon.
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