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Teacher morale is low and shortages plenty. How school divisions are working to recruit new talent

As students return to the classroom in numbers not seen since the pandemic began, public school divisions across the region are experiencing a shortage of teachers.

In Manassas, the public school system is short nearly 30 teachers in schools across the city. At Metz Middle School, they're hiring teachers for math, science, English, social studies, and special education.

In elementary schools, they're looking for teachers to fill 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-grade classrooms. There are open positions in the business department at the city's high school, alongside all of the other familiar positions the school division is short, including math and science.

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