Kansas City-area schools are rehiring retired teachers and training counselors and coaches to teach due to a critical teacher shortage.
The Kansas City Star reports that last October the Kansas Department of Education logged a 19% increase in vacant teaching positions from a year earlier. About 11% of teaching positions are vacant in Missouri schools every year.
The shortage affects urban, rural and some suburban schools.
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