Teachers Sound Off: 📣 What are the top 3 things you think are causing a teacher shortage in Florida?
Local, national organizations partner to recruit, retain teachers amid ongoing shortage
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A new survey out of the University of Chicago shows that fewer than one in five Americans would encourage a young person to become a K-12 teacher. And it’s no secret that there has been a teacher shortage in Florida for quite some time.
RELATED: Pay, hours and politics: reasons behind Florida’s teacher shortage
In fact, Florida needs 5,294 teachers to make-up for the shortage. Whether it’s pay, new laws regulating education or something else. We want to hear from teachers.
What are the top 3 things you think are causing a teacher shortage in Florida? Fill out the form below and your response may be read on a Channel 4 newscast.
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