Pritzker addresses state's teacher shortage with new Teacher Pipeline Grant Program

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a new proposal Friday to address the state's teacher shortage.

According to the Illinois State Board of Education, nearly 4,000 positions were left empty last October.

Pritzker is proposing a Teacher Pipeline Grant Program, which would direct $70 million per year over the next three years to the 170 school districts with the greatest need to fill teaching positions.

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The Illinois State Board of Education will also be spending $6 million on advertising and marketing to promote teacher recruitment in a separate campaign.