As Mountain State children head back to school, Department of Education figures show that "nearly 3,500 West Virginia teachers will be eligible for retirement, and officials worry there won't be enough new hires to replace them," The Associated Press reports.
Drawn from an article by The Intelligencer of Wheeling, the report notes that "about 2,100 education majors graduated from West Virginia schools in 2007, but not all of them are staying. The lure of higher salaries in nearby states is a source of anxiety for schools."
The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington also touches on the topic, by focusing on the 1,500 reporting for the new school year in Cabell County.
27 August 2007
W.Va. Faces Threat of Teacher Shortage
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Note that the spokesman in the article is from the teachers' union.
Which exists solely to get higher teacher pay.
They've been whining about the coming teacher shortage for years. Funny how it never comes.
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