Indiana universities cut teaching degrees. What that means for teacher shortage

[Emile]

Parents and teachers fear a new state law that has required universities to discontinue a number of degrees, including many in elementary and secondary education, will worsen the teacher shortage in Indiana.

Those changes, some educators worry, could make it harder to enter the teaching field, and would hit already underserved specialties like special education the hardest.

The law, which took effect July 1, requires public universities to seek approval from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to continue any degree programs with less than a minimum number of students enrolled. That led six state universities to preemptively cut or consolidate hundreds of degree programs, including 71 education degrees and more than a dozen master of arts in teaching degrees.

The cuts come as Indiana — and most of the United States — faces a teacher shortage. There were nearly 1,300 unfilled teaching positions listed on Indiana’s job board at the beginning of August.

Read more at: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2025/10/07/indiana-education-degrees-teacher-shortage-public-universities-special-ed/85412055007/

[Norrrm]

1. Simple solution - cut standards and qualifications. More charter and voucher for-profit schools.

More religious/madrassas schools (Christian only of course)(again for-profit) where the only requirement is a Bible.

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[Emile]

2. That's their agenda!