Against a backdrop of record emergency certifications issued in the state and high staffing vacancy levels, a new report suggests a potential “turning point” in the momentum to recover Oklahoma’s teacher workforce.
According to a new report from the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, after years of decline, public colleges and universities in Oklahoma increased the number of awarded bachelor’s degrees in teacher preparation programs in the 2023 to 2024 academic year. Those degrees rose by 6.1% from the previous year.
The increase is still a long way from reversing the workforce decline. Over the last decade, teacher preparation bachelor’s degrees fell by 27%.
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