| Title: |
Supply and Demand in the Postpandemic Teacher Labor Market. Working Paper No. 313-0325 |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Dan Goldhaber; Grace Falken; Roddy Theobald; National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR) |
| Source: |
National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). 2025. |
| Availability: |
National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research. American Institutes for Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-403-5796; Fax: 202-403-6783; e-mail: info@caldercenter.org; Web site: https://caldercenter.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
22 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
Institute of Education Sciences (ED) |
| Contract Number: |
R305C240007 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Teacher Supply and Demand; Pandemics; COVID-19; Teacher Shortage; Job Applicants; Web Sites; Teacher Recruitment; Teacher Qualifications; Elementary Secondary Education; Emergency Programs; Federal Aid; Grants; Trend Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: |
Washington |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: |
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund |
| Abstract: |
Teacher staffing challenges were pervasive throughout the pandemic, but the downturn in student enrollment combined with the end of ESSER funds leaves considerable uncertainty about the postpandemic teacher labor market. We use data on new teacher endorsements and job postings scraped from district hiring websites in Washington to measure supply and demand for teachers over time and by subject area. Relative to prepandemic levels, the supply of new endorsements has recovered from a pandemic-era dip, demand for teachers has declined, and supply modestly exceeds demand for new teachers "in the aggregate." This aggregate measure, however, masks considerable heterogeneity across subject areas; demand for special education and science teachers, for instance, considerably outpaces the supply of new endorsements in these areas. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| IES Funded: |
Yes |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
ED673325 |
| Database: |
ERIC |