KS Board of Education makes recommendation to reduce teacher shortage
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas State Board of Education panel is recommending a new licensing system to reduce the shortage of teachers in the state. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the state education department said Tuesday there are 90 elementary school teacher openings in Kansas and more than 80 vacancies for special education teachers. A teacher vacancy committee has recommended an elementary licensure process that would require a district to identify people with “great potential” to be a teacher.
