DETROIT, MI (WTVB) – Schools around Michigan are expecting substitute teachers to be in short supply this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, Lezlie Soda with substitute teacher staffing company Edustaff says a decline in new educators has been going on in Michigan for years.
Edustaff says they have about 17,000 substitutes for 400 districts across Michigan, and that they are working to hire as many as they can to ensure districts can cover teachers during the pandemic.
The company is also offering part-time jobs to future educators who are still in college, and is working with districts to create teaching plans as the virus outbreak continues.
(reporting from Molly Domenick-TTWN Media Networks Inc.)
