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Teachers of Tomorrow Program

The Teachers of Tomorrow program began in the spring of 2000 when the New York State Legislature developed legislation and funding to combat the looming teacher shortage, especially in the "Big Five" city school districts of New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Yonkers. With school districts expecting to hire nearly one million teachers in the near future, based on New York's growing school-age population and the rapidly declining number of teachers, the Teachers of Tomorrow legislation offers a variety of incentives to recruit and retain teachers. The legislation provides for a variety of incentives to encourage prospective teachers to teach in school districts experiencing a teacher shortage or subject area shortage.

For further information, contact the Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs.