Viadero, D. (2018, February 28). Teacher Recruitment and Retention: It’s Complicated. Retrieved May 21, 2018

At a broad national level, statistics tell us there is no teacher shortage. In fact, the number of U.S. teachers has grown by 13 percent in four years, far outpacing the 2 percent rise in student enrollment during the same period. But that doesn’s mean teacher shortages are not real.