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Florida is short more than 5,000 teachers, education group says. The pandemic and low pay are to blame
There are also more than 4,000 openings for other school staff positions, according to FEA President Andrew Spar. The organization released its initial findings in August, but since the figures were so high, it recounted vacancies again in October, only to discover an increase. FEA’s Spar took to TikTok on Sunday to publicize the staffing situation, saying the state had about 5,100 teacher positions open. “These numbers and trends are an alarm bell going off for our public schools, and state officials need to start listening,” Spar said. “Educators have made clear why they’re leaving our schools, and young people will readily share why they don’t want to pursue an…