The Illinois Educator Shortage Study facilitated by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools (IARSS) reports that Illinois schools face a dire shortage of teachers and substitutes, the shortage is getting worse, and may last a few more years.
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By Cole Lauterbach - Illinois Radio Network
Illinois schools were plagued with teacher shortages in 2020 due to new state-mandated personnel requirements and a general hesitance by educators to re-enter classrooms.
The Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools released its fifth-annual Illinois Educator Shortage Study, showing the COVID-19 pandemic had thrown many districts’ educational plans into tailspins.
Most notably, the survey found 938 teaching positions are either unfilled or filled with someone not qualified for the position, affecting nearly one-in-five of the districts that responded. Staffing shortages had become so severe that more than 250 classes were canceled and 200 were moved online because school administrators could not find educators willing to teach them.
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Mar 3, 2021 10:59 AM
(The Center Square) â Illinois schools were plagued with teacher shortages in 2020 due to new state-mandated personnel requirements and a general hesitance by educators to re-enter classrooms.
The Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools released its fifth-annual Illinois Educator Shortage Study, showing the COVID-19 pandemic had thrown many districtsâ educational plans into tailspins.
Most notably, the survey found 938 teaching positions are either unfilled or filled with someone not qualified for the position, affecting nearly one-in-five of the districts that responded. Staffing shortages had become so severe that more than 250 classes were canceled and 200 were moved online because school administrators could not find educators willing to teach them.
State s teacher shortage bad, but worse in this region. Here s why
Raymon Troncosco, Capitol News Illinois
March 3, 2021
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More than half of the state’s school districts – especially those in rural areas – said the location of their schools negatively impacted their ability to recruit new teachers.Fat Camera | Getty Images
A shortage of full-time and substitute teachers reported throughout Illinois is worse in west-central Illinois than anywhere else in the state, according to a new survey.
A majority of the 591 school districts that responded to the 2020 Illinois Educator Shortage Study, released by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools, said they had a problem finding teachers and most believe their situation is getting worse.