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by Steven Kovac
Substitute teachers are in critically short supply and America’s school children may be short-changed because of it.
Burbio, a service that tracks school websites, reported numerous school closings across Texas last week due to staff absences and substitute shortages. Many other states are experiencing similar problems.
A 2021 national survey of 1,200 school district administrators and principals conducted by Frontline Education found 67 percent experienced a substitute teacher shortage…
