Jahana Hayes: “A recent study of the Annenberg Institute at Brown…”

“What mattered is that students have access to things like textbooks, computers, school resources, school lunches, all of the things that are necessary to close learning gaps. A recent study of the Annenberg Institute at Brown University found that there is an estimated 55,000 vacant full time teaching positions in the United States. Approximately 1200 of those vacant positions are in Connecticut during the 22 23 school year, according to teacher shortage Area database.” (01:54–02:04)

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