State-by-state teacher shortages (and what they’re doing about it)

Being Only Familiar With Having Been Employed By Our Schools, Here In Vegas.
There Are A Few Reasons This Occurs.
#1.. Beginning Teachers Whom Can't Find Work In Their Home States, Come Here And Take The Jobs For Some Experience; Then The Following Year, Go Elsewhere For Permanent Careers, Where Salaries And Benefits Are Much Better......

#2... Others Come To Vegas For The Glitz & Glamour; Accept Substitute Positions While Waiting For Better... BUT: ~Ready For THIS ?~ ~~ If They're GREAT SUBS, The District Won't Hire Them For PERMANENT Positions, Because They NEED Good Subs They Can Rely On. ...
.YA,.. NO SH*T !! ~ Ain't That Great?..~
So We Have A "Shortage" Too.~~ Who's Sh*t'en Who?
But I'll Guarantee, They'll Never Admit It,

#3.....Our Teachers Are Paid CRAP WAGES & It's Difficult To Make A Good Living.
Nevada Pays One Of The Lowest Wages To Teachers, In All 50 States.....
Not Exactly Something To Be Proud Of...
So Once They Feel They Have Adequate Experience To Be Accepted In Other States, Or Back Home,
They're GONE!, Wouldn't You?

Fact Is, I Was Offered A Position To Teach Printing At A Vocational School.....

I Replied "Ya Gotta Be Kidding, I ALREADY Make Better Money Than The New Teachers..
And I Don't Have To Put Up With YOUR Bull Sh*t Either" ....
I Was Offered The Position From Our Principal, And We Understood Each Other, But The Actual Offer Came Through The District Office ,But From Our Principal's Recommendation,
Because He Was THINKING I'd Take The Offer.... ... WRONG !!
All I Was Required To Do, Is Take ~~ I THINK~ Was 4 Hours Of Teaching Instructions At UNLV .~~
My Experience Would Be Accepted The Same As Having A College Degree...
HOWEVER..., WITH The JOB I Had,.... I Was Able To Come & Go As I Pleased;
So Long As My Work Was Completed... An 8 Hour Day Was A Rare Thing, But Sometimes I'd Hang Out In The Break Area, Chatting With The Teachers As They'd Take Their Breaks Then Return To Their Class Room; Then We'd Go Out For Coffee Or Drinks At The End Of The Day..
I SHOULD BE A TEACHER?........... YA, RIGHT ! ........Sounds Like "WORK" To Me..
BESIDES:......I Was Already Teaching Some Special Ed Kids, Whom Were A Problem In Their Class Rooms..
If They Wanted To Learn Printing, Or Just SAY They Did, Their Teachers Were Glad To Get Rid Of Them.
BUT, In The Print Shop, We Had Fun, They Learned To Operate Every Piece Of Equipment We Had And We Were ALL Happy TOO....
As A Bonus, I LOVED Having Them Around.

Not surprising there are shortages with all of the crap with which teachers are subjected, from unruly kids to politically driven aspects of what they can or can't teach. Not to mention the usually low pay. Surprising that there are still people willing to take on the job.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I doubt there is anymore of teacher shortage than a nursing shortage (my career field). Not an easy path to become a teacher or an RN and when you create shitty working environments, that training and education is highly markable other places. I am willing to bet we have lost a lot of teachers to better environments and pay raises.