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Same here in NY/Long Island. This year there were many layoffs, and in NYC there's a hiring freeze. Many teachers were excessed, and still don't have jobs.

I have to agree with most of the posters here. I am in California and THERE ARE NO JOBS!!! I have seen a few math and science, but no English...one of the critical areas now with all the ELLs. I have applied all over California and to many other states, even the Virgin Islands. What I am seeing over and over again, no matter where I look for a position, is that Special Ed Teachers are needed everywhere. I am looking into going back to get my Master's in SpEd. I am not holding my breath for all these retirements coming up. I also agree about the fact they are still advertising to go into teaching jobs with no jobs to be had. That, to me, is criminal! All about money for the universities and more of us fighting for a job. I just don't know what to think anymore. This is my second year with no job and I have applied everywhere.

the reason this article is false is because it's based on "data" from or approved by the government.

I also find this article to be false. I pursued teacher certification for New Mexico. I have not be able to find a job.

If I only believed this... I am certified in elementary and secondary education in math no doubt and can't find a job in Arizona. I started to feel better reading this then I realized it's July 26th and the school year starts next week for most districts.

This is such a load of feel-good crap. I'm a teacher...and currently unemployed. Chalk another victim up to rampant layoffs. Why encourage more people to go into this field when the ones who are already certified can't even find jobs? Schools have confided in me (on the scant few interviews I was able to snag) that they are swamped with applications. One rural county commented that they averaged 10 applications for each position...until this year. That number literally jumped into the 100's. Recent graduates are seeking employment in other markets b/c they can't find jobs. I have a couple of friends who have been pounding the pavement for over a year with no results. One finally took a position in Texas, and he's in a so-called "critical need" area: math. There's a hiring freeze at most, if not all, schools. I mean, please! Who comes up with this stuff? They need to get the facts straight.

Seriously, who put together this projection? I have to agree with the majority of the people on this board. NOBODY is hiring right now, and they don't really know when they will start again. I'm in Oregon and sweating bullets because it is entirely possible that not only will they slice days off of the school calender, but they might close some schools and lay off teachers. I'm on a temporary contract because I was hired so late last year, so I would naturally be the one let go.

After being RICE'D (Reduction in Contract Employees) last year, I find that even though I have K-12 certification in English with a master's degree, the opportunities are very limited right now in the tri-state, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut area. Although this site claims that English teachers are being hired in most inner city areas, I beg to differ. Currently, administrators prefer hiring newly graduated college seniors so that they can pay the lowest step on the salary schedule. I'm teaching college level courses and collecting unemployment just to make ends meet. Thank goodness I never dropped my college course teaching since it has proven more reliable than K-12 employment!