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Educators say the teacher shortage is driven, in part, by low salaries: Florida is ranked 48th in the country for schoolteacher pay.
The Hillsborough School District's hiring fair this week and other efforts aim to fill close to 800 instructional jobs and more than 150 bus driving positions.
A shortage of school bus drivers has been a topic of concern for many school districts across the Tampa Bay area for years. Hillsborough County Schools hopes it can fill that void during two hiring events this week.
Hillsborough County Schools are offering some added benefits to attract more drivers and fill about 150 open positions.