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Philly officials want to recruit more teachers of color to address staffing shortage

Philadelphia has about 200,000 students in public and charter schools, and about 12,000 teachers. The Philadelphia Citywide Talent Coalition is working to address staffing shortages.

Fatim Byrd (center), a teacher at Strawberry Mansion High School, discusses citywide efforts to attract and retain more teachers and teachers of color in Philadelphia. Byrd is flanked by (left to right) Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr., Deputy Mayor Vanessa Garrett Harley, and Debora Carrera, the city's chief education officer.
Fatim Byrd (center), a teacher at Strawberry Mansion High School, discusses citywide efforts to attract and retain more teachers and teachers of color in Philadelphia. Byrd is flanked by (left to right) Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr., Deputy Mayor Vanessa Garrett Harley, and Debora Carrera, the city's chief education officer.Read moreKristen A. Graham / Staff