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To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

The Hechinger Report

There’s untapped potential among people who work in schools right now, as classroom aides, lunchroom workers, afterschool staff and more, the thinking goes, and helping them become teachers could ease the shortage that’s dire in some districts around the country, particularly in rural areas like this one. What if we eliminate the question?”

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Georgia program for children with disabilities: ‘Separate and unequal’ education?

The Hechinger Report

As he and his wife, Jennifer, walked into the parking lot outside the E E Butler Center in Gainesville, Georgia, that day in 2006, the two could picture a different future for Caleb. It appears that little grade-level content is being taught, with much teaching relegated to online courses. Photo: Jesse Pratt Lopez.