Leadership in the Tacoma Public Schools, Pacific Lutheran University and Degrees of Change team up to develop future teaching field and increase diversity. By mid-summer before the 2023-24 school year - Tacoma Public Schools (TPS) told KING 5 it had a little more than 200 positions to fill and about 80 of those openings were for teaching jobs. TPS said it does not fill all teaching positions before the start of the school year because they do not yet have a final outlook of enrollment. While aiming to hire and retain teachers, some districts have additional goals in mind. Tacoma Public Schools is aiming to have its future teachers better match the diversity of its students. Plans are in place to further diversify the team of teachers within TPS. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/education/tacoma-public-schools-teacher-shortage/281-fd34c51e-ad47-4402-9348-60ec438b9bb4