Brandon Richard is a reporter for Denver7 in Denver, Colorado.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — With a new school year on the horizon, school districts across Colorado are looking to fill hundreds of open teaching positions.As a longtime teacher herself, Brooke Williams knows the struggles Colorado teachers face.
Williams, who serves as president of the Jefferson County Education Association, says teachers must deal with a lot. Most of the teacher shortages were in the areas of special education, mathematics, science and early childhood education.“We're not suffering from an educator shortage, but we're really suffering from an educator deficit because people are not willing to stay in the profession or join the profession,” Williams said.The State of Colorado provides up to $10,000 for people who train to become teachers and who commit to teaching for three years in a teacher shortage area.
“We offer a stipend of at least $10,000 for the person to learn alongside the mentor,” said John Kearney, with PEBC’s teacher residency program. “And then based on other stipends that the candidate may qualify for, that can go all the way up to about $42,000."
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