Bad News for New York City Bound Teachers

PANIC!

I was planning to develop a teaching career in new york city. I may have to think again.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/nyregion/11teachers.html?ref=education

"In an effort to cut costs and avoid teacher layoffs, the Department of Education on Wednesday ordered principals to fill vacancies with internal candidates only."

Even scarier is this:

"But this year, the department anticipates fewer openings and will not hire externally except in certain high-needs areas like speech therapy and bilingual special education. Instead, principals can fill spots only with internal candidates, including teachers from a reserve pool made up of those whose jobs have been eliminated and many who have earned unsatisfactory ratings."

They will be hiring unsatisfactory teachers instead of fresh, energetic ones coming straight from teaching schools. People from NYCTF and TFA, who often have only a few weeks of teacher training, will prioritized over those who have been training for years.