Low-income areas are disproportionately affected by teacher shortages, says Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, who reflects on personal teaching experience in such schools. In this article, Pringle says teacher shortages are "not new" and points to various contributors to the problem -- including the pandemic, chronic underfunding and systemic racism -- while adding that teachers are unable to fill all gaps for all students and their families.
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