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Governor touts $70 million plan to address teacher shortages: 170 school districts targeted that account for 80 percent of state vacancies

March 3, 2023

By NIKA SCHOONOVERCapitol News Illinoisnschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday highlighted a proposed grant program that would direct $70 million a year over the next three years to school districts facing the greatest teacher shortages. The Teacher Pipeline Grant Program, which Pritzker included in his budget proposal to lawmakers, would target vacancies in […]

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Survey indicates educator shortages everywhere

February 28, 2021

By SARAH MANSURCapitol News Illinoissmansur@capitolnewsillinois.com A new study from a regional superintendents group in Illinois shows public school districts in the northeast region – which contains seven counties adjacent to Cook County – are facing a shortage of teachers and substitute teachers, which has worsened during the COVID pandemic. The 2020 Illinois Educator Shortage Study, […]

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