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.>> reporter: take us back to one year ago. >> o'donnell: back to school. as kids in one of the country's largest school districts returned to the classroom today, there's a nationwide teacher shortage. cbs' manuel bojorquez reports on how some schools are filling the void. >> we have over 150 vacancies, even today. but we are working to cover every class. >> o'donnell: and a big-league dream comes true. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> o'donnell: good evening and good to see you. tonight as we come o...

one year ago. >> o'donnell: back to school. as kids in one of the country's largest school districts returned to the classroom today, there's a nationwide teacher shortage. cbs' manuel bojorquez reports on how some schools are filling the void. >> we have over 150 vacancies, even today. but we are working to cover every class. >> o'donnell: and a big-league dream comes true. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> o'donnell: good evening and good to see you. tonight as we come on the air, the justice departm...

Nationally, there are more than 280,000 fewer public-school teachers than before the COVID-19 pandemic.

From other countries. in florida, school districts are also hiring foreign teachers. manilyn narca from the philippines is teaching chemistry at osceola public schools through a cultural exchange program. >> i'm really very grateful for this opportunity given to me and to the rest of the teachers who are here in the u.s. >> reporter: still, it's not meant to be a solution to the teacher shortage, or as some see it, the need to improve teacher sal scprez working conditions to attract more candidates. one survey found that 72% of school districts nationwide did not have enough applicants to fill...