Teacher shortage + pandemic = challenge for DC area school systems

The national teacher shortage existed long before the COVID-19 pandemic, and local school systems will soon see the effects of how a year of distance learning, severe public health restrictions and several starts and stops influence a person’s desire to become a teacher.

“When we look back to pre-pandemic, October 2019, our school divisions reported approximately 1,000 vacancies, and this is a number that steadily increased over the last decade,” said Charles Pyle, director of media relations with Virginia Department of Education.

And then came COVID-19...

https://wtop.com/education/2021/04/teacher-shortage-pandemic-challenge-for-dc-area-school-systems/?fbclid=IwAR11RjxQcrGv4tFkTJxGkHe-pQbohHkNFh0qYr2AjxlcVSiRkbc7YifeSGw