The San Francisco Unified School District’s teacher shortage is a matter of “urgent” public concern, according to a report issued by a city civil grand jury Thursday.
The grand jury investigation found that almost a quarter of teachers in San Francisco public schools during the 2020-21 school year were not fully credentialed and deemed 10% of teacher assignments “ineffective.”
Staffing shortages are plaguing schools across the nation. Still, the Bay Area and California employ on average more credentialed teachers than San Francisco does, according to the report.
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