Ashley Davis recently spoke with local WCIA reporter Sarah Lehman about her experience working to recruit high school and community college students to pursue careers in education at the University of Illinois:
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – The state of Illinois needs more teachers, and we could have some good news when it comes to the shortage in the state and across the country.
Officials said recruiting at the U of I for education majors is up, and people are interested in the job more than ever right now.
I talked with the U of I Coordinator for Recruitment in the College of Education. She said across the country, people are seeing how fulfilling being an educator can be, and that’s why she said more people are flocking to the major.
This recent teacher’s rallies in Champaign are not the first time a school district in Illinois has argued over contracts or pandemic related stresses.
So, what does something like this mean for colleges and universities that try to put people in the education field?
“Our goal is to teach our future teachers how to go in and make a difference in the classroom. So, we are attracting and we only want people who truly want to impact the next generation positively,” Ashley Michelle Davis, Coordinator for the Undergraduate Recruitment and Career Services of the College of Education at U of I, said.
She said even with the pandemic, and everything going on inside schools, recruitment numbers are up this year...
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