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June 27, 2023
LANSING – Michigan has generated five years of increases in the numbers of students preparing for careers in education in educator preparation programs, the highest level since 2013-14, according to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). Increasing the numbers of certified teachers in areas of shortage is the seventh goal in Michigan’s Top 10 Strategic Education Plan.
|
Enrollees |
Completers |
Total Enrollment |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
2011-12 |
18,483 |
4,720 |
23,203 |
|
2012-13 |
14,372 |
4,450 |
18,822 |
|
2013-14 |
11,287 |
3,951 |
15,238 |
|
2014-15 |
11,099 |
3,650 |
14,749 |
|
2015-16 |
7,868 |
3,120 |
10,988 |
|
2016-17 |
6,859 |
2,653 |
9,512 |
|
2017-18 |
7,183 |
2,511 |
9,694 |
|
2018-19 |
7,764 |
2,404 |
10,168 |
|
2019-20 |
9,760 |
2,258 |
12,018 |
|
2020-21 |
10,536 |
2,635 |
13,171 |
|
2021-22 |
12,048 |
2,781 |
14,829 |
Michigan’s efforts to increase the numbers of students preparing for careers in education have also generated greater diversity in the profession. Over the past seven years, there has been an increase of 1,316 Black/African American full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers and 216 Hispanic/Latino FTE teachers.
Last summer, the governor and state legislature negotiated a FY23 budget that included an investment of $575 million in teacher recruitment efforts, including MI Future Educator Fellowships, student teacher stipends, and Grow Your Own programs for school support staff to become teachers, efforts that, among others, MDE had recommended.
“Over the last few years, powered increasingly by grow your own efforts across the state, MDE, local school districts, intermediate school districts, teacher unions, and educator preparation programs have partnered in innovative ways to strengthen the teaching profession,” said State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice. “The investments negotiated between the governor and state legislature last summer have already begun to accelerate efforts to address the teacher shortage.”
Building Diversity in Teaching Ranks
“We are interested in increasing not simply the quantity, training, and quality of teaching staff, but also the diversity of teaching staff as well,” said Dr. Rice.
The percentage of students of color has long exceeded the percentage of teachers of color, in both Michigan and across the country. However, progress is being made.
Over the past eight years, the number of all teachers of color has increased from 6,613 in the 2015-16 school year to 8,367 in the 2022-23 school year, going from 8.2 to 10.2 percent of all Michigan teachers. In comparison, students of color currently represent 36.0 percent of all students in Michigan.
More specific data show that Black/African American students represented 17.7 percent of all public school students in Michigan, while Black/African American teachers represented 7.2 percent of all Michigan teachers. Hispanic/Latino students represented 8.8 percent of Michigan students, while Hispanic/Latino teachers accounted for only 1.4 percent of Michigan teachers.
“In spite of the welcome gains in diversity within the teaching profession, we still have a long way to go,” Dr. Rice said.
“We need to continue to invest in the profession and in our teachers, as well as in teaching supports, and to work on making the teaching profession a more attractive choice for those who are considering careers,” Dr. Rice said. “In Michigan and across the country, we are rebuilding a profession that was underfunded and denigrated for years. We’re building back the profession, in support of our children.”
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