Teacher Shortages Put Pressure on Governors, Legislators

Education Week: There's heated debate nationally over whether K-12 teachers really are in short supply and—if so—what's caused the shortage and how widespread it is.

But in a number of states with dwindling supplies of new teachers, overcrowded classrooms, months-long substitute assignments, and droves of teachers quitting midyear, activists on both sides of the issue are seizing the opportunity to push their policy agendas.

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