teacher shortage

The 2023-2024 school year has already begun for many families across the Hoosier State but there's still a teacher shortage. The July jobs report is out and Fed Chair Jerome Powell is hopeful inflation will be curbed. A Region native who made the decision to head out on a trek from his hometown to Florida…all in an effort to serve as a symbol of hope, faith and perseverance.

The Indiana Department of Education notes on its website that as of August 1, 2022 there are more than 2,000 open teaching positions in the state. Lakeshore Public Radio's Dee Dotson spoke with GlenEva Dunham, AFT Indiana president about the state of education for the 2022-2023 school year.

The first day of school for Gary Community School Corp students is Wednesday, August 9, 2022. The school district recently unveiled a new unified brand 'The Gary Way'. As we prepare for the return to school for the 2022-2023 school year Lakeshore Public Radio's Dee Dotson and Tom Maloney speak with Paige McNulty, the Gary Community Schools Corp. manager to get her thoughts on the state of education as well as the plans for the upcoming school year.

For many students, the end of summer is near but with a national teacher shortage will districts have to increase classroom sizes? Dr. Paige McNulty with the Gary Community School Corp. and GlenEva Dunham, the president of AFT Indiana joined Lakeshore Public Radio's Dee Dotson and Tom Maloney to discuss the state of K-12 education.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A vast majority of Indiana's school districts are still struggling to find qualified teachers amid the state's lingering teacher…