Jenny Fitzsimons

The United States is facing a nationwide crisis in the educator workforce, with states and districts struggling to attract and retain qualified educators (U.S. Department of Education, 2023). Students bear the brunt of this crisis. Their classrooms are more crowded, the teaching staff is overburdened, and many of their teachers do not come from backgrounds like their own. Vacancies disproportionately impact schools in high-poverty neighborhoods and schools serving students of color (National ...