WGLT Public Radio has its second part of a two-part series on the teacher shortage available. The
first part dealt with teachers leaving the profession.
The second details how pay can be a potential turnoff for teachers looking to enter the field. The radio station spoke to LeRoy Superintendent Gary Tipsord. From the story:
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If we opened an elementary position 10 years ago, it was not uncommon to get 75 applicants for that job,” Tipsord said. “We’ve had elementary positions open in the last couple years where we were lucky to have 10.”
Tipsord also said raising the retirement age to 67 is also a factor in the teacher shortage.
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The idea of a kindergarten teacher getting up and down with kindergartners and matching the energy of a kindergartner at age 67, those are remarkable people that can do that and they are rare,” Tipsord said.