Amid a teacher shortage across Alaska and the Lower 48, the Haines Borough School District is struggling to fill vacancies.
For two months, the district hasn’t been able to hire a second-grade teacher and for over a month it has been trying to fill a high school science position. Administrators say they’ve never had so few applicants.
“We used to get tons (of applications) instantly, but not anymore,” said Ashley Sage, who has worked as…
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