Pennsylvania, like much of the rest of the nation, has been having trouble for over a decade recruiting and retaining teachers.

The pipeline has been drying up for a while. In 2009-2010, the state issued 14,247 teaching certificates. In 2016-17, it issued 4,412. Colleges and universities have been cutting teacher prep programs. We’ve seen a slight rebound—in 2023-2024, the state issued 6,612 certificates. But digging through the state’s Act 80 report on teacher prep and staffing still shows reasons for concern.

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Source: Bucks County Beacon, March 3, 2026.