COVID-19 teacher shortages

A teacher waves to her students as they get off the bus at an elementary school in Louisville, Ky., as they return to school following a COVID-19 outbreak in January 2022.

4-day school weeks, gaining in popularity, face pushback from lawmakers
BY: - May 2, 2023

MINERAL WELLS, Texas — Desperate to fill open positions amid a statewide teacher shortage, school officials in this rural North Texas city of about 15,000 chose to follow the lead of neighboring districts by converting to a four-day school week at the start of the current student year. “We decided if we can’t beat them, […]

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