KGUN 9 spoke with local teachers and leaders on this shortage to see what they believe to be the biggest cause of not getting enough teachers into our classrooms.
The study released by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association shows special education teachers continue to be one of the hardest positions to fill in Arizona.
The number one caveat we heard from teachers and local leaders was Arizona ranking one of the lowest states in the country for teacher salary pay. For southern Arizona, it has been especially hard to fill vacancies with Tucson Unified having nearly 400 jobs posted to their school website.
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