As the coronavirus makes large numbers of educators stay at home or stop working, school districts around the country are aggressively employing substitute teachers. The schools offer extra money and do not require the employees to have a teaching degree. They are doing all they can to keep classrooms open. Coming to the rescue in many cases are college students who are themselves learning online or home for long winter breaks. Before the pandemic hit, there was already a shortage of teachers. Fewer students became teachers and retired teachers were staying home with health concerns. Teachers now are staying home because of contact tracing or exposure to the virus. This situation has made schools move to distance learning even when they could have in-person classes. Governor Ned Lamont is the Democratic leader of the state of Connecticut. Late last month, he asked college students who were coming home for their winter break to help in hospitals, virus testing sites and in schools. In cases where teachers are leading instruction from a distance, Lamont said college students could be paid to come into the classrooms and help provide supervision.