Welcome to A-State Connections. I’m Johnathan Reaves. Education faces numerous challenges moving forward. The state of Arkansas is predicting a severe teaching shortage in the future…spurred by burnout from the pandemic and others who are retiring. Some schools are reporting problems finding substitute teachers. So there is a demand to fill those open teaching jobs that are coming. Arkansas State University continues to recruit and train the next generation of teachers. To discuss some of these issues, I talked with Assistant Professor of Elementary Education Dr. Nicole Covey. Click on the Listen button for the entire interview with Dr. Covey.
Arkansas State University Recruiting and Training Next Generation of Teachers
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