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Pa.’s teacher shortage is now a ‘crisis.’ Here’s how the state plans to bring in thousands of educators by 2025

“It’s time to elevate teachers — the most important profession in our society — to the level of appreciation and prestige that they deserve," said Laura Boyce of Teach Plus Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania will need thousands more teachers by 2025, and state officials say they are taking steps to bolster the educator workforce. In this 2021 file photo, a teacher in the Norristown Area School District reads to her kindergarten class.
Pennsylvania will need thousands more teachers by 2025, and state officials say they are taking steps to bolster the educator workforce. In this 2021 file photo, a teacher in the Norristown Area School District reads to her kindergarten class.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer