Teacher Shortage

• ‘Help our kids’: Langley mom starts petition over teacher shortage

  Angela Stara said she was motivated to act because three weeks into the school year, her daughter's classroom still doesn't have a teacher and is relying on substitutes every day.

  Education

  Sep 25
  
• More than 5,700 teaching positions unfilled in Quebec, just days before school year begins

  Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says there are still 5,704 teaching positions to be filled in the province's schools, weeks before the new school year begins.

  Education

  Aug 16
  
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• Facing burnout, 1 in 6 B.C. teachers thinking of quitting: survey

  The BC Teachers' Federation released the results of its second annual membership survey on Wednesday, and union president Clint Johnston said they are "concerning."

  Education

  Jun 5
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• New Brunswick to spend $604,000 on teacher recruitment strategy, minister says

  This year's budget has over half a million dollars intended to create a recruitment strategy, but opposition critics say a strategy should already be in place.

  Education

  Apr 9
• Union warns of growing burnout, reliance on uncertified teachers amid B.C. staffing crunch

  Burnout and a growing reliance on uncertified educators are among the consequences of B.C.'s growing teacher shortage, according to the B.C. Teachers' Federation.

  Education

  Mar 18
• Vancouver teachers warn of ‘alarming’ shortage, with hundreds of shifts going unfilled

  Vancouver teachers' unions have penned an open letter warning of an 'alarming' increase in shifts going unfilled.

  Education

  Feb 1
• Retirements, population rise create looming teacher shortage in New Brunswick: study

  New Brunswick is facing a looming teacher shortage and steps must be taken to recruit and retain more educators in the province, a new study warns.

  Education

  Jan 23
• Teacher shortage a ‘global phenomenon,’ UN agency warns

  The UNESCO report, released Tuesday, comes just before World Teacher Day on Thursday, which UNESCO proclaimed in 1994 to celebrate the work of teachers.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2023
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• Student violence on teachers is a growing concern. What can be done?

  With mounting concerns over cases of violence and abuse, union leaders and teachers say there are multiple issues that need to be addressed.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2023
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• Quebec education minister rejects hearings on gender identity, prefers expert panel

  Quebec's political class has been seized with questions about gender identity after a school received threats after a nonbinary teacher asked to use the honorific Mx.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2023