UTEP grads hopeful on teacher job search as districts face tough times

UTEP grads hopeful on teacher job search as districts face tough times

Between layoffs, school closures and financial deficits, El Paso-area school districts are expected to hire fewer teachers for the 2025-26 academic year than in the past. That has left some recent UTEP graduates concerned about their futures as educators.Concerned, but not discouraged.  The University of Texas at El Paso graduated about 130 students with bachelor’s degrees in education this spring. Many who earned those degrees planned to teach …