Investing in Teacher Recruitment for Kids and Economy

The teacher shortage has reached crisis proportions. In the 2024-25 academic year, 35% of public schools reported having one or more teaching vacancies; 64% of public schools reported a lack of qualified candidates for open teaching positions; and 411,549 teaching positions or 12.7% were unfilled or filled by people not fully trained.  This is equivalent to one out of every 10 […]