Bullock, dean of the School of Education, talked with WFDD reporter Keri Brown for a segment on how the state is looking at ways to address the shortage.
A recent segment on NPR affiliate WFDD 88.5 FM looking at ways North Carolina is working to reduce a statewide shortage of teachers features insights from Ann Bullock, dean of the School of Education.
"I would say most states in the South have a teacher shortage, because that’s where the population growth is happening," Bullock told Brown. "So if you look at the population and the way the population is shifting in the U.S., the teacher shortage follows that. And then in North Carolina, they’ve done some things that have added to that by taking away teachers' masters pay, taking away the incentive of paying for a national board. So some of the perks that teacher’s got in the past, or some things to recognize their professionalism are not currently in play.
Listen to the entire segment here.
Bullock is a member of Deans for Impact, a national network of leaders committed to transforming how the country prepares future educators.