A new study shows Illinois schools are unable to fill one out of every 100 teaching positions. While there are concerns about turnover and fewer people entering the field, some of the biggest challenges with filling teacher jobs are in specific subjects and locations.

Statewide: Schools struggle to fill positions, but is there a teacher shortage?

Reporting from in and around Illinois.contact@statewideshow.orgListen to Statewide across Illinois in:Bloomington/Normal – WGLT 89.1 (Saturdays 5 PM)Carbondale – WSIU 91.9 (Saturdays 3 PM and Sundays 6 AM)Mount Vernon - WVSI 88.9 (Saturdays 3 PM and Sundays 6 AM)Olney - WUSI 90.3 (Saturdays 3 PM and Sundays 6 AM)Quad Cities - WVIK 105.7 HD-2 (TBD)Rockford/DeKalb – WNIJ 89.5 (Saturdays 6 AM, Sundays 2 PM)Springfield/Decatur - WUIS 91.9 (Saturdays 9 AM)Peoria – WCBU 89.9 (Saturdays 5 PM)Pittsfield - WIPA 89.3 (Saturdays 9 AM)Urbana/Champaign – WILL 580 (Saturdays 11 AM)

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