YOU HEAR US REPORT APS JOB OPENINGS FREQUENTLY. BUT WHAT IT MEANS IS THERE’S A TERRIBLE TEACHER SHORTAGE, AND NOT ONLY AT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THIS IS A SITUATION OCCURRING IN SCHOOL DISTRICT ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN FACT, THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE U-S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SHOWS DATA THAT SAYS THERE ARE TEACHER SHORTAGES IN EVERY STATE IN THE U-S.
IN NEW MEXICO, ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS … NEW MEXICO’S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT … HAS THE HIGHEST NEED: 380 TEACHERS AND 90 EDUCATION ASSISTANT JOB OPENINGS. SPOKESPERSON MONICA ARMENTA SAYS MANY TEACHERS DON’T RENEW THEIR CONTRACTS WITH APS.
THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAYS APS NEEDS NEED MATH, SCIENCE, AND BILINGUAL TEACHERS, MOSTLY FOR GRADES 7 TO 12.
