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Report: Michigan teacher workforce ‘less experienced’ than before pandemic

DATE:  January 25, 2025

The workforce in Michigan’s public schools “remains less stable and less experienced” than it was before the pandemic, and many of the instructors leading classrooms are people with temporary teaching credentials who are learning on the job.

Those are some of the conclusions of a new Michigan State University report assessing the teacher shortage in the state.

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