Planning to look for a teaching position soon?
The following states report teacher shortages:
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reports that between 2010 and 2019, total enrollment for public and private elementary and secondary schools is expected to grow from 55 million to 58 million. The current rate at which new teachers are entering the profession will not keep pace with this demand, creating a teacher shortage in many areas across the nation. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly half a million new teachers will be needed between 2008 and 2018. To read the full report visit http://certificationmap.com/teacher-shortage-areas/.
The teacher shortage predicts the greatest need to be in urban and rural schools throughout the southern and western portions of the U.S. Below is a sample list of states with a predicted shortage. Included are the state websites and contact information where you can obtain requirements regarding certification in that state.
| Alaska Alaska Department of Education Teacher Education and Certification 801 W 10th St., Suite 200 P.O. Box 110500, Goldbelt Building Juneau, AK 99801-1894 907-465-2800 www.eed.state.ak.us/teachercertification/apply.html |
Arizona Teacher Certification Unit Arizona Department of Education P.O. Box 6490 Phoenix, AZ 85005-6490 602-542-4367 http://www.ade.state.az.us/ |
| Florida Florida Department of Education Bureau of Educator Certification Suite 201, Turlington Building 325 W. Gaines Street 84114 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 850-488-2317 http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/ |
Idaho Idaho State Department of Education Office of Teacher Education & Certification Len B. Jordan Office Building Boise, ID 83720-0027 208-332-6800 www.sde.idaho.gov/site/teacher_certification/ |
| Maryland Maryland Department of Education Certification Branch 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201-2595 410-767-0412 www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde |
Nevada Nevada State Department of Education Teacher Licensing Office 1820 Sahara Avenue, Suite 205 Las Vegas, NV 89104 702-486-6458 http://nde.doe.nv.gov/Teachers_Licensing.html |
| Utah Utah State Office of Education Certification and Personnel Development 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 801-538-7740 http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/cert/ |
Washington Director of Professional Certification Old Capitol Building, Mail Stop FG-11 P.O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504-7200 360-725-6400 http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/ |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, National Center for Educational Statistics and Eduventures Analysis and Certification map. For the full report: Teacher Shortage Areas Nationwide Listing 1990-1991 through
2012-2013, visit http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.pdf.
For a complete list of all State Education department websites, visit the Hofstra University website at hofstra.edu/Academics/Colleges/SOEAHS/CESS/cess_resource_natl_directory.html.