Teacher Shortage /tags/teacher-shortage Teacher Shortage en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT Teacher pay in Florida worst in the country — again. FEA blames DeSantis, GOP-majority Legislature /education/2026-04-30/teacher-pay-in-florida-worst-in-the-country-again-fea-blames-desantis-gop-majority-legislature When adjusted for inflation, the average teacher salary decreased by an estimated 4.6% over the past decade, according to a new report. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT /education/2026-04-30/teacher-pay-in-florida-worst-in-the-country-again-fea-blames-desantis-gop-majority-legislature Natalie La Roche Pietri State report details great need for more teachers in math, English and science /education/2026-01-22/florida-teacher-shortage-math-science The seven subject areas identified in this year’s report are exceptional student education, math, English, general science, physical science, Earth and space science and English for Speakers of Other Languages. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:35:00 GMT /education/2026-01-22/florida-teacher-shortage-math-science Stephanie Kanowitz | News Service of Florida Key Biscayne residents to teach at K-8? Enrollment, teacher shortage tackled at meeting with school district /education/2025-06-20/key-biscayne-residents-to-teach-at-k-8-enrollment-teacher-shortage-tackled-at-meeting-with-school-district With enrollment dwindling and teacher retention a problem at Key Biscayne’s K-8 Center, the school district offered a unique solution in a sit-down with Village leaders: draft residents to teach classes. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:45:00 GMT /education/2025-06-20/key-biscayne-residents-to-teach-at-k-8-enrollment-teacher-shortage-tackled-at-meeting-with-school-district Allison Dubrow |Key Biscayne Independent Achieve Miami's program turns students into educators /education/2024-09-04/achieve-miamis-program-turns-students-into-educators The Teacher Accelerator Program (TAP) has risen to the challenge by preparing 151 new educators for Miami-Dade County classrooms, significantly bolstering the region's efforts to address a critical need. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:00:00 GMT /education/2024-09-04/achieve-miamis-program-turns-students-into-educators Amelia Orjuela Da Silva | Miami Times Gov. Ron DeSantis awards $5m towards teacher apprenticeships /education/2023-12-15/gov-ron-desantis-awards-5m-towards-teacher-apprenticeships More than 200 future educators will become fully certified teachers under the program. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:44:29 GMT /education/2023-12-15/gov-ron-desantis-awards-5m-towards-teacher-apprenticeships Adrian Andrews International teachers fill special education vacancies in Florida /education/2023-12-13/international-teachers-fill-special-education-vacancies-in-florida Florida started the year with 7,000 teacher vacancies, according to the Florida Education Association. Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:30:00 GMT /education/2023-12-13/international-teachers-fill-special-education-vacancies-in-florida Danielle Prieur More than 7,000 teaching positions remain open in Florida /education/2023-08-11/more-than-7-000-teaching-positions-remain-open-in-florida There are thousands of teaching positions in Florida that still haven’t been filled despite the fact that most kids in the state went back to school this week. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:27:09 GMT /education/2023-08-11/more-than-7-000-teaching-positions-remain-open-in-florida Danielle Prieur Monroe schools wants to hire 'virtual teachers' to address staffing shortages /education/2023-08-04/monroe-schools-florida-keys-virtual-teacher-shortage The Monroe County School District is scrambling to fill teacher vacancies before the school year starts next week. To fill gaps, the district is planning to hire "virtual teachers". Fri, 04 Aug 2023 17:08:07 GMT /education/2023-08-04/monroe-schools-florida-keys-virtual-teacher-shortage Kate Payne, Alyssa Ramos Broward schools tackle staff shortage by recruiting teachers from the Philippines /local-news/2022-08-17/broward-schools-tackle-staff-shortage-by-recruits-teachers-from-the-philippines The South Florida school district has found one more way to fill many vacant positions going into the school year: hiring from the Philippines. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 16:53:38 GMT /local-news/2022-08-17/broward-schools-tackle-staff-shortage-by-recruits-teachers-from-the-philippines Shira Moolten | South Florida Sun Sentinel Florida schools are scrambling to fill vacant slots as students return to classrooms /education/2022-08-12/florida-schools-are-scrambling-to-fill-vacant-slots-as-students-return-to-classrooms Florida students began returning to classrooms this week amid a teacher and support-staff shortage, with some counties still advertising positions and exploring "creative options" to fill vacancies. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:10:18 GMT /education/2022-08-12/florida-schools-are-scrambling-to-fill-vacant-slots-as-students-return-to-classrooms The News Service of Florida