βThere is no teacher shortage.
There's a shortage of willingness to invest the profession with respect & support. There's a shortage in making the jobs appealing.β
-P Greene
In 1970-71, education was the most popular field for U.S. undergraduates. Colleges issued 176,307 bachelorβs degrees in education that year, or 21% of all degrees conferred.
In 2019-20, less than 4% of bachelor degrees were in education.
From 21% to < 4%!!
Think about that. π€
Most-regretted College Majors
1. Journalism
2. Sociology
3. Liberal Arts
4. Communications
5. Education
Biggest reason statedβ¦lack of PAY!
And NOβ¦teachers didnβt know what they were getting themselves into (i.e. 10 straight frozen years)
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