Baltimore Schools mirror the rest of the nation in a shortage of qualified and available teachers. The most recent recruitment attempt involves a grow-your-own method that is slowly cropping up around the country. The Baltimore Country district of Baltimore Schools awarded 3 college scholarships this year for students to pursue education degrees. The scholarship recipients will be trained and mentored in Baltimore Schools, and will agree to teach in the district upon graduation.
The Baltimore Schools scholarship program was developed to help fill the 900 vacancies expected for the coming school year. National requirements for highly qualified teachers make the job of filling Baltimore School teacher positions in math, science and special needs especially challenging. The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act raised standards nationally for teacher requirements. While this has many positive outcomes, the reality is that districts like the Baltimore Schools are struggling to find good teachers and enough of them.
Baltimore Schools hope to award 15 scholarships next year, and eventually 60 annually. The scholarships pay for $4,000 worth of tuition and expenses each year....
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