![Figure 2: States Reporting Teacher Shortages in Mathematics, 2022-2023 (Elsen-Rooney, 2023; NCSL, 2023; Texas Education Agency, 2023; Zinkand, 2023 [from CBMS 2024])](https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/files/file220438.png)
This month's featured MTEP resource is the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences Report on the State of Recruitment and Retention of Middle and Secondary Mathematics Teachers in the US (2024).
From the Executive Summary [PDF]:
"Schools across the United States are experiencing dire challenges to fill vacancies with qualified teachers, with acute shortages in areas such as special education, elementary education and mathematics (United States Department of Education, 2023; Schmitt & deCourcy, 2022). In mathematics, numerous reports indicate that states across the country are experiencing difficulties recruiting and retaining qualified teachers (Zeichner et al., 2024). The shortage of mathematics, science and elementary school teachers is a major concern in high-poverty districts (Diliberti & Schwartz, 2023). This crisis is widespread and has grown worse following the COVID-19 pandemic. In this report we detail the state of the mathematics teacher shortage across the United States and call for tangible actions to improve the recruitment and retention of qualified mathematics teachers."