BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) — WSAV has detailed the teacher shortage throughout the Lowcountry and the entire nation for months.
Now, the federal government is stepping in to help one local college and the Beaufort County School district with their issue.
There were 1,600 teacher openings in the state of South Carolina last year, which is almost 50% more than in 2020, and colleges cannot fill the positions as fast as educators are leaving.
That’s why a new $5 million grant from the Department of Education could be key to making a difference in classes, and for students.
The University of South Carolina Beaufort received a $5.1 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant from the U.S. Department of Education and will partner with the Beaufort County School District to implement it.
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