Administrators are playing fast and loose with the definition of "shortage."
The Mississippi Department of Education made headlines recently based on the data presented to the MDE Board on four slides that showed the state had 3,036 certified teacher vacancies and 5,503 educator workforce vacancies
spending $750 out of their own pockets to give their students the supplies they need to learn. we have a statewide educator shortage, teacher shortage. reporter: the organizers apologizing for the event on monday, writing, although our intent was to provide a positive and fun event, we can see how it appears to be degrading and insulting towards the participating teachers. so in addition to apologizing, the hockey team and the company provided an additional 500 bucks. they say they promise to work with local educators to continue to support teachers in other ways in the future. jake. lucy kafanov, thank you so much. nike just added another shoe brand to its lineup, but you can t actually put this one on your feet. stay with us.