With the school year right around the corner, schools everywhere are scrambling to make sure every classroom has a qualified teacher.
“We’re still trying to hire teachers, classroom teachers,” said Juan Cruz, superintendent for the Franklin McKinley School District in San Jose.
As he’s done before, Cruz might have to occasionally fill in for a classroom that needs the staffing help. “There’s just not enough candidates out there so we’ve had to close some classes, combine some classes to fill some of the vacancies that we currently have,” he said. The California Commision on Teacher Credentialing reports there were more than 10,000 teacher vacancies across the state at the end of the 2022 school year.San Jose school districts said the situation isn’t as dire as years past. But it’s still a big concern.
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