Blog #5: PLN New York Times Article

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/29/nyregion/29teachers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Listed above is a news article posted in the Region section of the New York Times which was sent to my Google Reader account. Due to budget problems, the US Department of Education put a hiring freeze on new teachers last spring. Principals were told that they need to hire staff members who are already on their district’s payroll but have no permanent position in order to fill their vacancies for the fall. Principals have refused to hire from this pool, however, knowing that they are unqualified. In the city of New York, this has left 1,800 positions still open! Many well-qualified, unemployed teachers are very frustrated that they cannot apply for jobs that are open and principals are upset that they are now being limited in who they can select as faculty members. Many of these New York positions will remain open by the start of classes on September 9 forcing many schools to enlarge class sizes.