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Teacher Shortages Spur a Nationwide Hiring Scramble (Credentials Optional)

August 9, 2015 /

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In a stark about-face from just a few years ago, school districts have gone from handing out pink slips to scrambling to hire teachers.

Across the country, districts are struggling with shortages of teachers, particularly in math, science and special education — a result of the layoffs of the recession years combined with an improving economy in which fewer people are training to be teachers.

By MOTOKO RICH

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