Respected Think Tank Shatters Michigan ‘Teacher Shortage’ Myth – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Respected Think Tank Shatters Michigan ‘Teacher Shortage’ Myth – Michigan Capitol Confidential:

• Uncritical media has repeated this false teachers union claim

A well-respected research organization released a report this month refuting the often-stated claim in the media that Michigan has a teacher shortage.
The Citizens Research Council of Michigan published a 66-page report in February with the conclusion that available research does not support claims of a teacher shortage in Michigan’s public schools.
The report should serve as a sharp rebuke to a mainstream media that for at least two years has reported as fact that Michigan’s public schools are suffering from a teacher shortage.
Dozens of media outlets have published news reports repeating an alleged teacher shortage without questioning the narrative.
The list includes the Detroit News, the Detroit Free Press, MLive, the Herald-Palladium, the Cadillac News, WDIV-TV, the Daily Mining Gazette, Bridge Magazine, Michigan Radio, Detroit public TV, WDET and the Garden City Telegram, among others.
...The rationale for promoting a teacher shortage narrative is largely political..."
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