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The Big Story...
By
Jeffrey S. SolochekTimes staff
Published April 2|Updated April 2
Florida schools have a teacher shortage. Why are they cutting jobs?
Florida schools have made no secret of their inability to find enough qualified candidates to fill jobs ranging from bus driver to teacher.
To help with a shortfall of school psychologists, the University of South Florida this week announced it would offer a new degree program to prepare more of them. The three-year program will be provided through the College of Education.
It might seem odd, then, to see school districts preparing to cut jobs and possibly let staffers go at the end of the year. Volusia County is among the systems adjusting its staffing model downward.
Funding is the issue…
Money from federal coronavirus relief grants expires in the fall. And so far there’s not a similar amount to replace it.
As a result, districts are looking to cut positions the grant paid for, at the same time they talk about the need to find more people. Officials have expressed hope that the changes won’t result in layoffs.
“If we’re setting up the adults to be compromised, that only results in negative impacts to the children,” said Elizabeth Albert, head of Volusia’s teacher union. “So, we just want to make sure that everybody is in the place where they’re best suited to be.”
One possible intervention: The Biden administration has proposed an additional $8 billion for school pandemic relief,
Our schools here in Florida are struggling…As voters, we must take Florida back…
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