Record crop of teachers is also a budget challenge

by Dale Mezzacappa

The Philadelphia School District hired a record 1,414 teachers since the spring, opening the year with fewer vacancies than any time in recent memory – just 24 in more than 260 schools.

The unprecedented hiring spree was inspired by Superintendent Arlene Ackerman’s determination to eliminate the situation that has become the norm in Philadelphia schools – thousands of city students who lack qualified teachers in core subjects each year.

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