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Purdue Expert: Teacher Shortage

Media is welcome to use this video for TV, radio or podcasts or pull quotes for print articles. Jennifer Smith is a clinical associate professor of special education in Purdue University’s College of Education. In this video, she explains the teacher shortage and its effects on education. Currently, fewer students want to be teachers and there are not enough graduates to fill open teacher positions. Smith says the lack of consistent teachers in the classroom is negatively impacting students, especially following the pandemic. The U.S. has seen lower scores than before the pandemic on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, an assessment given to students, usually in fourth and eighth grades, to test math and language arts skills. Smith says these low scores are exacerbated by the teacher shortage. Smith also says we must consider teacher salaries in order to combat the teacher shortage, citing the disparity between minimum teacher salaries and inflation-adjusted wages from 2019. To support teachers, Smith recommends parents form positive relationships with their children’s teachers and play an active role in communication. Smith also recommends that anyone interested in a career in teaching reach out to universities and talk with faculty. #purdue #purdueuniversity #purduenews