CERRA and Study.com Partner to Address South Carolina Teacher Shortage
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ROCK HILL, S.C., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, & Advancement (CERRA), is partnering with Study.com, a national EdTech platform, to launch Keys to the Classroom in South Carolina. This education initiative aims to unlock opportunities for aspiring educators who are preparing to take certification tests to earn their teaching credential.
Key Points:
- CERRA has identified a critical gap between teachers leaving education and the high demand for new teachers, thus causing a significant teacher shortage in the state.
- Keys to the Classroomwill provide resources to reduce the teacher shortage by nearly 50%, while emphasizing a strong commitment to diversifying the teacher pipeline in South Carolina.
- According to a report published in 2020 by the South Carolina Center for Excellence in Teacher Education Research, the percentage of teachers of color in South Carolina is not representative of the student population.
- "Our goal with bringing Keys to the Classroom to South Carolina is to diversify the teacher pipeline and help reduce the teacher shortage by removing the barriers to becoming a teacher."