Why am I not even getting rejection letters?

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Over the past couple months I have tried finding jobs at a ton of places. Many of these jobs are only asking candidates to have a high school diploma, occasionally slightly more. I have a Master's degree in special education, I am just not certified. So why can I not get a special education job, or even get an interview or rejection letter for a job? Why do they seem to always leave me squirming hoping that they will give me a job offer, but never actually doing so. If they aren't going to hire me, just tell me so so I can move onto other jobs (especially considering I have to move out of my current place in less than a month), it is really frustrating not to hear back from them.

What does it take to become certified?

Unfortunately, it has become commonplace for employers to not even contact rejected candidates, sometimes even those who were called in for an interview. Generally you just have to move on if you haven't heard anything after a couple of months.

Many employers state on the job details/ auto response email that if you don't here from them within 6 weeks you haven't got the job.

Since most applications are through online systems, it would seem easy to automatically email the rejected candidates with a simple message (at no cost to the company), unfortunately most HR departments lack the courtesy to do so.

Although you have a Master's, you didn't mention anything about the amount of experience that you have. I've been told that experience is much more important than the degree for those who hire you. Having experience means that you actually know how to execute the necessary skills and can thus be counted on to do a good job with minimal training. University in particular mostly provides you with the theories, so you also need the practice part of it.

Another thing to consider is whether you really know how to write resumes and do interviews. I've met someone who was confident that she could write resumes, but I've tried writing my resume like she did and didn't get any offers from anyone that way. When I went to a resume writing workshop and implemented the strategies I've learned there, the right people actually began considering me. You have to be as detailed as possible in both your resume and cover letter. Bring up your skills and assets and then back them up with evidence from your past work experience. List all of your educational awards and describe a project you have completed at the university that was relevant to your job, whether it be an essay, a presentation, a study, etc. And you need to show that you are really excited to get the position at hand.

In this field I have a variety of internships, about a year working respite/hab, and I worked at a summer camp for kids with special needs. Not a ton of experience, but about as much as anyone willing to take a job that only makes 22K a year would have.

As for my resumes, I have had them reviewed by peer review people at two colleges, parents, co-workers, etc. I have also done a variety of resume writing workshops. Trust me, there is no problem with my resume or someone would have told me a long time ago. Educational awards I have a hard time with (undergrad GPA wasn't high enough, graduate school didn't offer any award, so that basically leaves me with what I know is pointless, though I list it anyway). I do mention my past projects though in the form of the orginal resesarch study I did. Trust me, very few of your comments seem applicable.

Lots of places accept applications even thou they aren't currently hiring. They keep em on file till they get old just incase they do hire. Sometimes they also do interviews for that reason.. I also been told from a few places when I called to check on the status of my app that they get soo many applications they don't get around to checking them all & one guy sounded shocked when i asked & said we get thousands of applicants & I don't have time to look through them all

Assuming your in America, in most places you need a license to teach. I'm surprised special ed jobs are even interviewing you considering your not certified to teach.

One of my friends came within a day of loosing a job offer because the state messed up in sending her licensing documents.

I would suggest meeting with a college disability office and seeing if they can help get you through student teaching or you'll need to look for TA Jobs and such that don't require licensing.

But then again, having a Masters and not a license to teach is a huge red flag to employers.