Teacher vacancies down in 2025 compared to last year, data shows
DEALERS WILL UPDATE OR REPLACE
A DISPLAY SOFTWARE AT NO COST
TO OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY
OCTOBER 27TH TEACHER VACANCIES
ARE DOWN IN NORTH CAROLINA.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW
SURVEY FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS
ASSOCIATION.
>> WRAL EDUCATION INSIDER EMILY
WALKING HORSE SHOWS US WHAT'S
REALLY CHANGING HERE.
>> TEACHER VACANCIES ARE
GETTING BETTER FOR THE SECOND
YEAR IN A ROW. AT THE START
OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. PUBLIC
SCHOOL DISTRICTS REPORTED JUST
OVER 2000 TEACHER VACANCIES.
THAT'S A BIG DROP FOR MORE THAN
3,000 THE YEAR BEFORE THE
DIRECTOR OF THE ASSOCIATION.
JACK KOCH SAYS THIS IS STILL A
LOT OF VACANCIES AND THAT'S
AFFECTING CLASS SIZES. ELECTIVE
OFFERINGS
>> TO MAKE IT SEES A LOSS
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TO HAVE A
GREAT TEACHER. SO ONE MAKE
TEASE A CHALLENGE AND YOU SEE
THE NUMBER THAT WE HAVE IS I
DON'T WANT TO GET IT THROUGH.
>> HOAXES THAT DROP IN
VACANCIES DOESN'T REALLY MEAN
THAT MORE PEOPLE WANT TO BECOME
TEACHERS. HE SAYS THAT'S STILL
A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF LOW
SALARIES AND HIGH STRESS
SCHOOLS ALSO HAVE FEWER
TEACHERS IN GENERAL. NOW, GUS,
NOT AS MANY PEOPLE THEY NEED
TO HIRE. AND ROMAN HAS GONE
DOWN AND TEMPORARY FEDERAL
FUNDING DURING THE PANDEMIC IS
NOW GONE TOO. REMEMBER THE BIG
SPIKE IN VACANCIES OCCURRED
WHEN THAT FUNDING CAME IN AND
SCHOOLS HIRED A BUNCH MORE
PEOPLE WITH IT. I LOOKED AT
SOME STATE DATA AND FOUND THAT