Refueling the STEM and special education teacher pipelines. (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Goldhaber, Dan; Krieg, John; Theobald, Roddy; Brown, Nate
• Is Part Of: Phi Delta Kappan. Volume 97:Number 4(2015/2016:Jan./Feb.)
• Page Start: 56
• Page End: 62
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Greek letter societies -- Periodicals; Onderwijs; Éducation -- Périodiques; Associations désignées par des lettres grecques -- Périodiques; Éducation; Enseignement; Pédagogie; Politique éducative; Recherche en éducation; Réforme du système éducatif; Services aux élèves; Système éducatif; États-Unis; Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 371.0097305
• DOI: 10.1177/0031721715619921
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-7217

Abstract

Improving the quality of the teacher workforce is high on the nation's education policy agenda, but school systems continue to face difficulties in staffing STEM and special education classrooms with qualified teachers. This article documents the mismatch between the supply and demand of STEM and special education teachers in Washington State, where almost 4, 000 more STEM and special education teachers have left the profession than have been produced by in-state teacher training institutions over the past 25 years. There are a number of potential solutions to this problem, including differential pay systems, reduced barriers to entry, and incentives for teacher training institutions .