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DETROIT (AP) --Teachers graduating from Michigan's universities are entering a tough state job market, prompting officials at those schools to advise them to consider moving to other states where job opportunities are plentiful.
Bob Thomas, director of career services at Oakland University, said the recession that began in 2001 has forced school districts to take a lean approach to hiring. He estimated that the employment rate for Oakland's graduating teachers dropped from about 95 percent in 2001 to about 85 percent in 2004.
"The job market is not what it was a few years ago," Thomas told The Detroit News for a Sunday story.
The graduates are entering the job market at a time when districts are laying off thousands of teachers with little hope of bringing them all back. That forces new college grads to compete with seasoned teachers for jobs.
"There'
;s a lot of pink slips going out. There will certai
nly be fewer teachers in the schools this fall," said Margaret Trimer-Hartley, spokeswoman for the Michigan Education Association. "There will be little room for new hires."
Recruiters from other states are coming to Michigan to skim off the surplus teaching talent.
One of the state's largest teacher recruiting fairs held annually at Eastern Michigan University has seen a decline in participating Michigan districts and a spike in out-of-state recruitment since the recession hit, said Barbara J. Jones, corporate relations manager for the university.
The joint fair is a collaborate effort by Eastern, the University of Michigan, Western Michigan, Central Michigan and Michigan State universities.
Out-of-state recruiters were major players at the fair this year, with 13 districts from Florida, 11 from North Carolina and nine from California trying to lure teachers to their states. Recruiters from Virginia, Texas, Ariz
ona, Georgia and several other states also attended.
Recruiters from other state
s said Michigan's high-quality teacher education programs turn out good young teachers, making it a prime recruiting location.
"You go to where your market is," said Tillie Clark, director of recruitment for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District in Charlotte, N.C. "We find very good candidates in Michigan. It makes good practice to go to the areas we can find licensed teachers."
http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/regional/in...st=newsmichigan
DETROIT (AP) --Teachers graduating from Michigan's universities are entering a tough state job market, prompting officials at those schools to advise them to consider moving to other states where job opportunities are plentiful.
Bob Thomas, director of career services at Oakland University, said the recession that began in 2001 has forced school districts to take a lean approach to hiring. He estimated that the employment rate for Oakland's graduating teachers dropped from about 95 percent in 2001 to about 85 percent in 2004.
"The job market is not what it was a few years ago," Thomas told The Detroit News for a Sunday story.
The graduates are entering the job market at a time when districts are laying off thousands of teachers with little hope of bringing them all back. That forces new college grads to compete with seasoned teachers for jobs.
"There'
;s a lot of pink slips going out. There will certai
nly be fewer teachers in the schools this fall," said Margaret Trimer-Hartley, spokeswoman for the Michigan Education Association. "There will be little room for new hires."
Recruiters from other states are coming to Michigan to skim off the surplus teaching talent.
One of the state's largest teacher recruiting fairs held annually at Eastern Michigan University has seen a decline in participating Michigan districts and a spike in out-of-state recruitment since the recession hit, said Barbara J. Jones, corporate relations manager for the university.
The joint fair is a collaborate effort by Eastern, the University of Michigan, Western Michigan, Central Michigan and Michigan State universities.
Out-of-state recruiters were major players at the fair this year, with 13 districts from Florida, 11 from North Carolina and nine from California trying to lure teachers to their states. Recruiters from Virginia, Texas, Ariz
ona, Georgia and several other states also attended.
Recruiters from other state
s said Michigan's high-quality teacher education programs turn out good young teachers, making it a prime recruiting location.
"You go to where your market is," said Tillie Clark, director of recruitment for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District in Charlotte, N.C. "We find very good candidates in Michigan. It makes good practice to go to the areas we can find licensed teachers."
http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/regional/in...st=newsmichigan
