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{"4C72ABB7-5056-A066-6099-211E2CC2A242":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"4C72ABB7-5056-A066-6099-211E2CC2A242","title":"Syracuse Teacher Shortage ","summary":"East Syracuse, NY ","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"September 6, 2019","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/syracuse-teacher-shortage-","city":"East Syracuse ","county":"Onondaga","lat":43.0781237,"lng":-76.02341519999999,"description":"On September 6, 2019, standing at Pine Grove Middle School in East Syracuse, flanked by teachers, advocates and experts, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer sounded the alarm on a shortage of teachers that is only getting worse, and could impede education in Central New York. Schumer explained that in recent years he has heard from many local school board members and superintendents about the difficulties they are having in recruiting high-quality teachers, especially in important areas like math, the sciences and Career & Technology programming. Additionally, recent reports indicate that currently, New York State has roughly 21,000 fewer teachers and administrators than it did nine years ago.\r\n To boost the number of qualified teachers in Central New York and across the state, Schumer initiated a two-pronged plan. First, Schumer called on Congress to reject the administration’s proposed elimination of the Title II Supporting Effective Instruction State grant program in the Fiscal Year 2020 federal budget, which provides funding for school districts to use for teacher recruitment and retention. Second, he urged Congress to expediently consider and pass the What You Can Do For Your Country Act, which would fortify the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF), incentivizing young professionals and college graduates to enter the teaching profession by forgiving their student loan debt in return for serving as a public school teacher.\r\n "}}

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