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There is a teacher shortage hurting school districts across Illinois

Posted: Jan 19, 2022 / 03:16 PM CST

Updated: Jan 19, 2022 / 03:16 PM CST

Posted: Jan 19, 2022 / 03:16 PM CST

Updated: Jan 19, 2022 / 03:16 PM CST

Dr. Mark Klaisner, President & Executive Director at the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools (IARSS), joined Chicago’s Afternoon News with Lisa Dent and Steve Bertrand to talk about the teacher shortage in Illinois, and more.

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PHOTO: Students at the Mt. Greenwood Elementary School in Chicago depart after a full day of classes Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. As hundreds of thousands of Chicago…

PHOTO: Students at the Mt. Greenwood Elementary School in Chicago depart after a full day of classes Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. As hundreds of thousands of Chicago students remained out of school for a fourth day students at the South Side school were back in classes as the school had enough staff to defy the union’s directive to teachers to stay home amid negotiations with the school district over COVID-19 safety protocols. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)