'We need more.' Gov. Phil Murphy says New Jersey is facing a teacher shortage, with just days left until back-to-school. JohnBDias has the details.
Murphy says he does not have exact data just yet on how bad the shortage is. But we do know it's not just an issue in the Garden State. Other areas across the country are dealing with the crisis, as well.
Nationwide, government figures show about 300,000 teachers have left the education workforce since February 2020 when the pandemic began. "For the sole purpose of brainstorming on how to get more teachers into the pipeline," he said. "It's not a matter of if another school shooting will happen, it's a matter of when it'll happen and where it'll happen," said State Sen. Joe Lagana."It will happen."outside vendors create maps of all the schools