August 29th, 2022 by WCBC Radio
Thousands of Maryland students are now back in school- and many systems across the state are operating with serious teacher shortage. While Allegany and Garrett County school systems are adequately staffed at this point- state education officials admit this year will be a challenge. WBAL reports across Maryland, local school systems have developed what they call backup plans to help them respond to the teacher shortage, but even with first-time teachers coming onboard, the numbers are still not adding up. Clarence Crawford, president of the Maryland State Board of Education, says while some of the efforts being taken may help for now, the board knows it's dealing with a long-term teacher shortage problem…
The Maryland State Education Association hopes the efforts to hire more teachers will translate into workload relief. Cheryl Bost, president of the Maryland State Education Association…
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