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New report offers extensive remedies for Pennsylvania’s teacher shortage

The move comes as fewer young people are seeking a career in teaching and as vacancies mount, particularly in special education, English language instruction, and STEM.

West Chester University’s dean of the college of education, Desha Williams, right, meets with the superintendent of Kennett Consolidated School District, Dusty Blakey, in October to hammer out details of their new partnership designed to train more Kennett students to become teachers and return to work in the district. The university program was among those highlighted in a new report on the teacher shortage released Wednesday. Both were at the summit.
West Chester University’s dean of the college of education, Desha Williams, right, meets with the superintendent of Kennett Consolidated School District, Dusty Blakey, in October to hammer out details of their new partnership designed to train more Kennett students to become teachers and return to work in the district. The university program was among those highlighted in a new report on the teacher shortage released Wednesday. Both were at the summit.Read moreBRADLEY C BOWER