Science Teacher Shortage, 8/2004

Total responses so far: 645

Please select your state.

Response
Percent
Count
CA 9.5%
61
TX 9.1%
59
NY 5.4%
35
FL 5.3%
34
GA 4.0%
26
IL 3.7%
24
NC 3.7%
24
VA 3.7%
24
OH 3.6%
23
MI 3.6%
23
WI 2.6%
17
NJ 2.5%
16
PA 2.5%
16
AZ 2.5%
16
MO 2.3%
15
MA 2.3%
15
WA 2.3%
15
CT 2.2%
14
AL 2.0%
13
TN 1.9%
12
SC 1.7%
11
KY 1.7%
11
LA 1.7%
11
OK 1.7%
11
CO 1.6%
10
IN 1.6%
10
MD 1.4%
9
MN 1.2%
8
NE 1.2%
8
KS 1.1%
7
OR 1.1%
7
SD 0.9%
6
UT 0.6%
4
AR 0.6%
4
MS 0.6%
4
MT 0.5%
3
NH 0.5%
3
MP 0.5%
3
ME 0.5%
3
WV 0.5%
3
VT 0.3%
2
PR 0.3%
2
RI 0.3%
2
NV 0.3%
2
NB 0.3%
2
DE 0.3%
2
HI 0.3%
2
IA 0.3%
2
ID 0.2%
1
AE 0.2%
1
AK 0.2%
1
CZ 0.2%
1
DC 0.2%
1
ON 0.2%
1
NM 0.2%
1

Has your school or school district experienced difficulty finding and hiring qualified science teachers?

Response
Percent
Count
Yes 71.0%
458
No 21.6%
139
Don't know 6.5%
42

If yes, has this problem decreased or worsened in recent years?

Response
Percent
Count
Worsened 49.0%
316
Remained the same 16.9%
109
Don't know 11.2%
72
Decreased 3.3%
21

Does your district seek teachers who have been certified through the alternative certification process?

Response
Percent
Count
Yes 54.0%
348
No 27.8%
179
Don't know 17.2%
111

Does your district offer incentives or use other aggressive recruiting measures to attract qualified science teachers?

Response
Percent
Count
No 72.1%
465
Yes 14.7%
95
Don't know 12.1%
78