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OrlandoDem2

(2,392 posts)
Fri Oct 29, 2021, 11:44 AM Oct 2021

Florida is short 5,000 teachers. Who knew that paying them poorly, blaming them for everything, [View all]

and not doing a damn thing to protect them in a global pandemic would hurt the profession?

Pro tip….do NOT move to Florida to teach, if you’re in college to teach then go change your major right now!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/11/us/florida-teacher-shortage/index.html


Florida's teacher shortage has worsened since the start of the school year, with vacancies for teachers surging to more than 5,000, according to updated data from the Florida Education Association.

There are also more than 4,000 openings for other school staff positions, according to FEA President Andrew Spar.

The organization released its initial findings in August, but since the figures were so high, it recounted vacancies again in October, only to discover an increase. FEA's Spar took to TikTok on Sunday to publicize the staffing situation, saying the state had about 5,100 teacher positions open

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