K-12 schools are reporting a teacher shortage for the ninth year in a row.
A new survey of public and charter schools shows a vast majority of teacher positions are either vacant or filled with teachers who don’t meet the state certification requirements.
Justin Wing is a data analyst with the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association.
"In Arizona, we’re one of the lowest funded in the nation, we’re the lowest teacher pay in the nation, we have the lowest supports for teachers in the nation. We have one of the highest class sizes in the nation," Wing said.
The survey also shows nearly a third of teachers filling vacancies who do meet the requirements are long-term subs.
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