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Podcast: Michigan in Focus
Episode: Michigan Teacher Shortages Alleviated, Not Student Performance Decline
Description: Michigan has made progress addressing teacher shortages in hard-to-fill subjects and specialties within the past five years, the State Board of Education announced. Since the 2017-18 school year, the number of certified teachers teaching math jumped 60%, 31% for science, and 53% for English as a Second Language and bilingual education. The number of early childhood education teachers increased by 171%.Support this podcast:Â https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxxFull story: https://www.thecentersquare.com/michigan/article_4cd8ecfe-5b2f-11ef-86c7-971f392b...