BALTIMORE —Baltimore City Public Schools are running short on educators, days before students return to class.
Almost three weeks after holding a teacher jobs fair, Baltimore City is still looking to hire. Officials said the district needs to hire 90 teachers before Monday, and there's also a shortage of principals.
"There have always been vacancies as we open schools," said Marietta English, president of the Baltimore Teachers Union.
English said the district had twice as many vacant classroom jobs a year ago, and even though first-year city teachers are the highest paid in the state, the district is still having a hard time hiring and keeping them.
"It's that they didn't get support. The working conditions were not good for them, and it's a difficult job. It's really a difficult job," English said. "We need bodies in the classroom that have some experience."
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Gee. Who would have thought? It's that way all over the U.S. No teacher is going to put up with the BS from students and parents. Thanks to the liberal agenda the schools are nothing more than advanced kindergarten. Somewhere for the animals to go until 3pm. The teachers can blame themselves along with the BOE. They wanted the raises and looked the other way when it came to policy. Now they Don't want to teach in the atmosphere they helped to create . Poor babies.
ReplyDeleteMore evidence that the city is failing from lack of management at city hall. I'll bet their administrative positions are fully staffed.
ReplyDeleteGOOD LUCK!
ReplyDeleteWalk a mile in a teacher's shoes with these kids. It's tough and I admire those that take on the challenge.
ReplyDeleteThey will end up with teachers who are desperate for work, or who are tilting at windmills. Regardless, they face an uphill struggle that will end in more failures for the system.
ReplyDeleteWould you?
ReplyDeleteThe Baltimore City schools should be renamed the Baltimore City Pre-Prison Centers because that is where most of them end up.
ReplyDeleteMost aren't aware but the Baltimore City school system has it's own police department, that's how much crime is being committed in and on the schoola' property. Same powers, same training as any other PD in MD.
Our son student taught in intercity Baltimore in the mid 90s and couldn't believe the lack of discipline back then.
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