Poll Points: What’s the public perception of teacher shortages?

Abstract

The public divides on the severity of teacher shortages: 51% call it either a crisis (16%) or a serious problem but not a crisis (35%). Nearly as many, 47%, call it either not a serious problem (31%) or not a problem at all (16%). Partisanship and ideology are big factors; having a child younger than 18 at home is not.