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    Explore "teachershortages" with insightful episodes like "Monday, May 15, 2023", "Morning briefing Monday 17th April", "Can't Find a Teacher? Grow Your Own" and "Why are teachers giving up on teaching?" from podcasts like ""The 7", "Times news briefing", "Consider This from NPR" and "Ask the Expert North Texas"" and more!

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    Can't Find a Teacher? Grow Your Own

    Can't Find a Teacher? Grow Your Own
    School districts across the country are struggling to fill vacancies among their teaching staff. In addition to stepping up their recruitment efforts, some districts are looking to turn more of their existing staff into teachers.

    NPR's Cory Turner reports on the Mississippi Teacher Residency program, and on the impact it is having in the state's capital, Jackson.

    In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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    Why are teachers giving up on teaching?

    Why are teachers giving up on teaching?

    Summer usually brings a lot of job openings in the education field as teachers decide to move to other districts. But, these days, it's getting tougher for schools to find teachers and it's tougher for teachers to be teachers, with so many different factors causing people to leave the profession.

    On today's Ask The Expert, Rena Honea joined us. She's the president of Alliance AFT.