teacher shortage

Our first post in this series looked at the state's "average salary" for teachers and how that number can be misleading since it doesn't account for years…

We put out a non-scientific survey earlier this summer asking teachers in the state how they've seen their pay change over the past several years. (You…

We entrust our kids with Michigan's teachers five days a week. Yet most us of probably don't know much about the way our teachers are paid. The truth…

Michigan's average teacher salary has dropped for the fifth year in a row, and many districts say they have trouble retaining high quality teachers…

Detroit’s new schools superintendent says it’s “time to think differently” about some pressing issues—including the district’s chronic, ongoing teacher…

Amidst tremendous uncertainty about its future existence, the Detroit Public Schools is trying to recruit teachers.The district is holding a “DPS Day”…

Gov. Snyder signed a bill Wednesday meant to alleviate the state’s ongoing teacher shortage.The new law allows some retired teachers to return to the…

The Ann Arbor Public Schools is trying new tactics to deal with a “chronic” lack of enough substitute teachers.Starting this month, the district will up…

Michigan expects there will be a shortage of teachers in certain subjects this school year. Early childhood, special education, foreign language and a…

Michigan has a teacher shortage, at least when it comes to vocational programs.Education administrators say it's creating "emergency situations" in some…