Substitute shortage

COVID-19, teacher shortages, compound education problems

Over the past several years, Oklahoma has shown major decreases in the number of individuals going into the education field, a fact which is becoming abundantly clear with the added problem of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

A study at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year by the Oklahoma Education Association, reported 90 percent of teachers surveyed agreed their districts did not have enough …