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Low Income Kansas School Districts Struggle with Teacher Shortage

Teacher Sarah Drubinskiy leads her students in a lesson at a school in Garden City. The southwest Kansas school district is among those with higher rates of teacher vacancies. (Photo credit: Josh Harbour, Garden City Telegram)
Teacher Sarah Drubinskiy leads her students in a lesson at a school in Garden City. The southwest Kansas school district is among those with higher rates of teacher vacancies. (Photo credit: Josh Harbour, Garden City Telegram)

The shortage of qualified teachers in Kansas is hitting children in low-income communities particularly hard. That’s according to an analysis by the Kansas News Service. Reporter Celia Llopis-Jepsen has more.


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