Melissa in the Morning: Recruit and Retain Teachers

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and we want to talk about the teacher shortage we are still dealing with in Connecticut. And now with the 2024 legislative session behind us, what’s the latest on recruiting and retaining educators in Connecticut? We did a deep dive with Fran Rabinowitz, executive director of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents. We also got Fran’s take on the state’s decision to drain all $360-million dollars in covid relief funds for education in the next year. What happens after the money runs out?

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