Teacher Shortage Crisis: Overworked, Underpaid, Stretched Thin, Burnt Out

• California has a 10,000 teacher shortage, with Alameda County 250 teachers short and the number of new credentials issued decreasing every year

• Teachers are underpaid, overworked, stretched thin, and burning out

• Current reforms to cheapen the cost of becoming a teacher are not doing enough to address issues within the profession itself

California has a 10,000 teacher shortage, with Alameda County 250 teachers short and the number of new credentials issued decreasing every year