re: Good teachers want to teach in good schools

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Or consider Louisiana: Nearly 20 percent of classes in the most impoverished schools are taught by teachers who don’t meet the federal definition of “highly qualified” — which generally means they lack a bachelor’s degree, are unlicensed or don’t have a strong academic background in the subject they’re teaching. This is insane.

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La. has two problems regarding unqualified teachers:

1. Hard to fill subjects... math, science, special ed. There just aren't enough warm bodies out there to fill the positions. Math and Science are a problem because you can make more money in the private sector. Special Ed is a problem due to burnout.

2. Rural schools. We think of impoverished schools as inner city. Not in La. We have rural schools with poor kids and they don't have enough numbers for teachers to stay within their specialty. IE, if Dry Prong HS has 100 kids and you're a history teacher you're not gonna have 5 classes of history to teach. So, they give you a class in math which you are totally unqualified to teach.