Category: teacher shortage

Thousands of Teachers in Australian State Suspended Over Vaccination Status

The state of New South Wales (NSW) has lost up to 4,900 teachers who have not been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and refuse to book an appointment to get jabbed. The news of the staff loss comes as the deadline for mandatory vaccinations for all teaching and non-teaching staff in NSW schools came on Monday….


School Enrolment Across US Dropped by Almost 3 Million From 2019 to 2020: Report

School enrolment across the United States dropped by 2.9 million from 2019 to 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data released on Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. This marks the lowest level—52.4 percent of the learning-aged population—of school enrollment for those under 35 years of age in over 20 years, as per the…


School Enrollment Across US Dropped by Almost 3 Million From 2019 to 2020: Report

School enrollment across the United States dropped by 2.9 million from 2019 to 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data released on Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. This marks the lowest level—52.4 percent of the learning-aged population—of school enrollment for those under 35 years of age in over 20 years, as per the…


Federal Appeals Panel Gives Green Light to NYC Vaccine Mandate for Public School Teachers, Staff

A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled in favor of New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers in public schools, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, had asked for a temporary injunction against the mandate, which requires all workers to show proof that they’ve received at…


New York City’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Public School Teachers, Staff Allowed to Take Effect

A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled in favor of New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers in public schools, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, had asked for a temporary injunction against the mandate, which requires all workers to show proof that they’ve received at…


Court Allows COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for NYC Public School Teachers, Staff to Take Effect

A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled in favor of New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers in public schools, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, had asked for a temporary injunction against the mandate, which requires all workers to show proof that they’ve received at…


California School Districts Report Teacher Shortages

California is suffering from a teacher shortage and offering signing bonuses amid returning to in-person learning. The state teacher shortage has been occurring for years, but the recent COVID-19 pandemic escalated the issue as many school personnel retired or resigned. “We are absolutely strained,” Hasmig Minassian, a ninth-grade teacher at Berkely High School told The…