teacher shortage

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Senate in Washington has passed a bill that aims to recruit new public school teachers and reduce a teacher shortage in the state. The Senate unanimously concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 6455 on Thursday, sending the bill to Gov. Jay...

  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — House Democrats in Washington have released their supplemental budget proposal, which would close several tax exemptions to pay for the salary increases of public school teachers. Unveiled Monday, the plan would alter the $38 billion, two-year state budget adopted in 2015, including directing money from the state's emergency fund to pay for needs such as wildfire suppressio

SEATTLE (AP) — Principals across Washington are saying the current teacher shortage has reached a "crisis" and is placing severe strain on schools. KOMO-TVreports that in a survey of 730 principals representing 35 percent of the state's public schools, 80 percent of principals said they have had to hire under-qualified teachers and 74 percent said they had to substitute for a classroom t

Teachers are in short supply across the state these days. In fact, there's a major shortage in the Yakima School District that's affecting education. Kirsten Fitterer, director of Community and Public Relations for the district, says local schools have 12 full-time teacher positions open and they're actively searching for people to fill those teacher posts...