Illinois schools spent big on substitutes and ‘paraprofessionals’ in absence of teachers last year – Center Square

Most notably, the survey found 938 teaching positions are either unfilled or filled with someone not qualified for the position, affecting nearly one-in-five of the districts that responded. Staffing shortages had become so severe that more than 250 classes were canceled and 200 were moved online because school administrators could not find educators willing to teach them.

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