As Nebraska continues to face teacher shortages, a new survey from the state’s department of education shows schools in the state have made progress to address the issue.
According to the survey, this school year had 490 unfilled positions, whereas the previous school year had 669.
The survey shows that special education has the highest number of open positions at 140, followed by elementary education at 60.
While special education and elementary education strive to fill positions, other areas, including career education, early childhood, and language arts, have seen significant improvements this school year, filling more than 20 positions in each.
Out of the 355 districts and nonpublic schools to reply, 135 reported unfilled positions at the beginning of the school year.