Barickman: Political attacks on educators have worsened teacher shortage – WGLT (NPR at ISU)

State Sen. Jason Barickman worked on the bipartisan school-funding overhaul that passed five years ago. He said the next big policy challenge may be bolstering the teaching profession itself. “We all acknowledge that there’s a problem in our pension system. Challenges that are enormous. But the blame for years, by some people, was put on educators. And I think unfairly so."

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