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Students and teachers are enjoying some much-needed time away from the classroom, but work is still underway in the Visalia Unified School District.

The number of teachers retiring, some even retiring early, continues to plague school districts throughout the state of Tennessee... That was JC Bowman, Executive Director of the Professional Educators of Tennessee. The problem is compounded in growing communities like Rutherford County where schools need to fill positions left open by retiring educators, while also planning ahead to hire new teachers at schools that will soon be built. Rutherford County Schools Director Jimmy Sullivan...

Middle Tennessee is experiencing a teacher shortage, which makes it hard on both Murfreesboro and Rutherford County Schools. "JC” Bowman, the Executive Director & CEO of Professional Educators of Tennessee, told WGNS NEWS… Again, public schools across the state have an immediate need to fill 1,000 teaching positions. Of those 1,000 openings, 800 are specifically in Middle Tennessee. To make matters worse, 7-thousand educators are currently eligible for retiremen...

Metro Nashville Public Schools is looking to fill teacher and other support staff roles through a summer hiring fair this weekend.

PPS said through the Hiring Incentive Program, all new bus driver, school nurse, food services staff and teacher hires will receive a $1,000 New Hire Bonus and the PPS employee who referred him/her will get a $750 Referral Bonus.