UW System Focusing on Need for Science and Math Teachers

Link to March 14 Stevens Point Journal article, "Science teachers needed".

Excerpt: Wisconsin hasn't escaped the dearth of good kindergarten through 12th-grade math and science teachers plaguing the country, and neither has the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

In 2007, for every physics teacher opening, there were only six applicants; for earth science and chemistry, 14 for each job; and for math and biology, 24. The numbers might not seem dire, but many applicants apply for the same jobs, so when one is hired, that drops the pool to five.

UWSP has the lowest number of math education students in 10 years.

But UWSP -- along with the rest of the UW System -- isn't standing pat. There are multiple directives working to entice more students to study for a career in teaching.

Before it's too late. U.S. Adults Fail Basic Science Literacy.