In a recent survey published by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents, 96% of responding school districts said "they have a substitute teacher shortage problem" and 90% said that shortage "continues to get worse."
Treat our teacher shortage like the crisis it is
Rockford Register Star
If you have a teacher in your life a friend, a family member, a neighbor you know how challenging the last year has been for them and others in their profession across the country. Teachers have been forced to confront difficult decisions during this pandemic of whether to return to the classroom, stick with virtual learning or even continue teaching at all.
In Illinois, many teachers have chosen retirement. The Chicago Tribune reported in October that from July to September, 566 teachers across Illinois retired, citing concerns about the Coronavirus and the new teaching environment it created, a 45% increase compared with the same period last year.
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