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Pandemic Worsening Existing Teacher Shortage in Illinois

School leaders say Illinois is facing a teacher shortage and they fear it's getting worse.

Aired 01/27/2022

Chicago Tonight

Pandemic Worsening Existing Teacher Shortage in Illinois

Clip: 1/27/2022 | 8m 45sVideo has Closed Captions

School leaders say Illinois is facing a teacher shortage and they fear it's getting worse.

Illinois is facing a teacher shortage — and a new survey shows school leaders fear it is getting worse. The survey was conducted in Fall 2021, before the highly contagious omicron COVID-19 variant, which poses added challenges to schools as some struggle to keep buildings staffed enough to host in-person classes.

Aired 01/27/2022

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