News & Press https://www.aspaa.org/news/default.asp Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:41:42 GMT Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:45:00 GMT Copyright © 2024 ASPAA Severe Teacher Shortage in Arizona Continues https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=683128 https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=683128 For the ninth  consecutive year, Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association (ASPAA) survey results confirm the continued teacher shortage in Arizona. The data indicates about 25.4% of teacher vacancies across the state this year remain unfilled, while 52.2% of the vacancies are filled by teachers who do not meet the state’s standard certification requirements. To read the full press release, click here.

]]> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:45:00 GMT Severe Teacher Shortage in Arizona Continues https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=652395 https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=652395 For the eighth  consecutive year, Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association (ASPAA) survey results confirm the continued teacher shortage in Arizona. The data indicates over 29.7% of teacher vacancies across the state this year remain unfilled while 53.2% of the vacancies are filled by teachers who do not meet the state’s standard certification requirements.  To read the full press release, click here.]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:06:00 GMT Severe Teacher Shortage in Arizona Continues https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=632417 https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=632417 For the seventh consecutive year, Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association (ASPAA) survey results confirm the continued teacher shortage in Arizona. The data indicates over 25% of teacher vacancies across the state this year remain unfilled while 44% of the vacancies are filled by teachers who do not meet the state’s standard certification requirements. To read the full press release, click here.]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:03:00 GMT Severe Teacher Shortage in Arizona Continues https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=617090 https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=617090 click here.]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:39:00 GMT KYMA News Coverage https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=617088 https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=617088 Click here to view KYMA's news coverage about Arizona's teacher shortage]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:23:00 GMT KTAR News Coverage https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=617089 https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=617089 Click here to view KTAR's new coverage on ASPAA's Teacher Survey Results]]> Thu, 25 Aug 2022 06:29:00 GMT Arizona’s Severe Teacher Shortage Continues https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=614618 https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=614618 ASPAA has been collecting and sharing teacher shortage information on a semi-annual basis. The ASPAA January 2022 report indicates about 31.0% of teacher vacancies across the state this year remain unfilled while 47.7% of the vacancies are filled by teachers who do not meet the state’s standard certification requirements. Click here to read the full news article.]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:39:00 GMT ASPAA 2022 Summer Survey Results https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=613707 https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=613707 Many thanks to those of you who  completed our staff shortage this summer.  Justin Wing, ASPAA Data Analyst, was able to share this information with Fox 10 News. Click on the link below for more details:

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-teacher-shortage-worsens-as-students-return-to-class-for-new-school-year

]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:24:00 GMT ASPAA 2021 Survey Results https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=583314 https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=583314 Severe teacher shortage in Arizona continues...


Phoenix, Ariz. – For the sixth consecutive year, Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association (ASPAA) survey results confirm the continued teacher shortage in Arizona. The data indicates about 25.9% of teacher vacancies across the state this year remain unfilled while 55.4% of the vacancies are filled by teachers who do not meet the state’s standard certification requirements.

Read the full article: aspaa_pressrelease_10-11-21.pdf

]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2021 03:03:39 GMT ASPAA 2020 Survey Results **UPDATED** https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=526551 https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=526551 **The bi-annual ASPAA Teacher Recruitment and Retention Survey results are in! You can find the latest results (December 2020) here.** 

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For the sixth consecutive year, Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association (ASPAA) survey results confirm the continued teacher shortage in Arizona. The data indicates about 28% of teacher vacancies across the state this year remain unfilled while half of the vacancies are filled by teachers who do not meet the state’s standard certification requirements. These results reinforce the need to increase funding for public education. Arizona teacher pay remains one of the lowest in the country, even with the recent education budget increase.

In addition to the continued teacher shortage, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted staffing in education. More teachers and staff are separating employment or have taken a full-year, unpaid leave of absence than in previous years with the primary reason related to COVID-19.

Arizona children deserve the best teachers and a stable workforce. School district and charter schools compete nationally for the limited pool of candidates. The inability to offer competitive salaries severely limits public schools from attracting the best and the brightest.

The severity of the teacher shortage must be addressed. Arizona’s leaders must make a collective effort to ensure the recruitment and retention of effective teachers through increased funding. Highly educated and skilled work force are cornerstones to a growing and thriving economy.

The survey focused on teacher vacancies and teachers who have already severed employment as of August 2020, and 145 school districts and charter schools throughout Arizona participated. Thank you to all school districts and charter schools who participated.

The full press release can be found here.

# DataSpeaks  #Education #LetsFundEducation  #Funding  #Arizona

 

]]> Mon, 4 Jan 2021 17:34:00 GMT ASPAA Survey Results https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=470883 https://www.aspaa.org/news/news.asp?id=470883 Severe teacher shortage in Arizona continues...

For the 5th consecutive year, Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association (ASPAA) survey results confirm the continued teacher shortage in Arizona. The data indicates:

- About 21% of teacher vacancies across the state this year still remain unfilled
- Almost half the vacancies are filled by teachers who do not meet the state’s standard teacher certification requirements

The survey focused on teacher vacancies due to unfilled positions and teachers who have already severed employment as of August 30, 2019, and 150 school districts and charter schools throughout Arizona participated.

The severity of the teacher shortage must be addressed. Arizona must make a collective effort to ensure the recruitment and retention of effective teachers through increased funding. Highly educated and skilled workforce are cornerstones to a growing and thriving economy.

The full press release can be found here: https://bit.ly/2lZ56Bs

A big THANK YOU to Justin Wing, Director of Human Resources at Washington Elementary School District for collecting and analyzing the #ASPAA teacher shortage survey each year. Thank you to all the school districts and charter schools who participated. 

#DataSpeaks #Education #LetsFundEducation #Funding #Arizona

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