Others, though, consistently produce many more than they can hire. Even within states, the employment picture can differ dramatically. Some districts have hundreds of applicants for every job, while others in less desirable areas and with lower pay scales may have none. You cannot paint one picture across the nation. But such demand doesn't mean teachers are in short supply across the board.
Technology can help streamline the teacher recruiting process.
The teaching profession is notorious for turnover, which threatens to undermine schools' best efforts to fill their classrooms with qualified teachers. California, though, is investing heavily to keep beginning educators. While the shortage of teachers for most subjects is being felt in pockets across the country, the scarcity of special education teachers is nearly universal. One of the nation's fastest growing districts is cultivating its own supply of special education teachers by paying paraprofessionals' tuition and salaries while they go to school. A Virginia college offers long-distance learning to train teachers for special education.