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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5332/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='COVID-19 Creates US Shortage of Teachers, School Workers' data-article-id='5920'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7542'>Schools in the United States are welcoming back students to classrooms this autumn. </span> <span data-start-time='7542' data-end-time='15292'>But they are facing a new problem: a shortage of teachers and school workers.</span> <span data-start-time='15292' data-end-time='24125'>Districts have faced shortages before, but many now say it is the worst it has ever been.</span> <span data-start-time='24125' data-end-time='38167'>The country’s public schools have struggled for years with teacher shortages, especially in math, science, special education and languages. </span> <span data-start-time='38167' data-end-time='43813'>But the COVID-19 crisis has worsened the problem. </span> <span data-start-time='43813' data-end-time='51646'>The pandemic has led to an increase in retirements and resignations.</span> <span data-start-time='51646' data-end-time='56938'>Districts across the country are reporting teacher shortages. </span> <span data-start-time='56938' data-end-time='66104'>In South Dakota, one district started the school year with 120 unfilled teacher positions. </span> <span data-start-time='66104' data-end-time='77458'>Across Texas, the main districts in the cities of Houston and Waco reported hundreds of teacher openings at the start of the year.</span> <span data-start-time='77458' data-end-time='86771'>Many schools across the country have had to close classrooms because of a lack of teachers.</span> <span data-start-time='86771' data-end-time='98354'>In Michigan, Eastpointe Community Schools moved its middle school back to online learning last week because it does not have enough teachers. </span> <span data-start-time='98354' data-end-time='108021'>The small district north of Detroit has 43 positions open one quarter of its teachers.</span> <span data-start-time='108021' data-end-time='124313'>When several middle school teachers resigned last week, the district started teaching online classes to avoid sending in inexperienced substitute teachers, said spokeswoman Caitlyn Kienitz.</span> <span data-start-time='124313' data-end-time='137521'>“This is obviously not ideal, but we’re able to make sure they’re getting each subject area from a teacher certified to teach it,” Kienitz said.</span> <span data-start-time='137521' data-end-time='145833'>The National Education Association surveyed 2,690 educators in June. </span> <span data-start-time='145833' data-end-time='154229'>Thirty-two percent said the pandemic drove them to leave teaching earlier than expected.</span> <span data-start-time='154229' data-end-time='170188'>Another survey by the Rand Corporation found that teachers had high levels of stress and were three times more likely than adults in other professions to experience depression.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5332/according_to_a_survey_from_the_national_education_association_how_many_educators_left_teaching_earlier_than_expected_due_to_the_pandemic.wav'>According to a survey from the National Education Association, how many educators left teaching earlier than expected due to the pandemic?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='32 percent'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5332/32_percent.wav'><span>32 percent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5332/35_percent.wav'><span>35 percent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5332/3_percent.wav'><span>3 percent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5332/13_percent.wav'><span>13 percent</span></div></div></div><div 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