The U.S. Department of
Education says New Jersey will not have enough pre-K through 12th
grade teachers for math, science, world languages, special education and
English as a second language for the 2022-2023 school year.
Nationwide, according to the
Bureau of Labor statistics, roughly 300,000 educators and staff left the field
in the past two years.
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says states should use federal
COVID-19 relief funds to do things such as bring back retired teachers to
fill-in the gap.