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two students raise their hands in the foreground while sitting at a desk while in the background a teacher stands in front of a whiteboard — This nationwide substitute teacher shortage has reached such a critical level that it has threatened some districts’ ability to keep schools open. (Maskot / Getty Images)

First Person Teaching & Classroom The Comeback

The substitute teacher shortage we should have seen coming

Quick fixes won’t help. Here’s what will.

By

Walt Stallings

| October 26, 2021, 1:30pm UTC