HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A new educational partnership program in Luzerne County hopes to fight the teacher shortage here in Pennsylvania.
According to state data there are currently around 5,500 teacher vacancies.
Those vacancies are why the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, Luzerne County Community College (LCCC), and the Hazleton Area School District are teaming up to create the Teach in NEPA Project.
The Teach in NEPA Project aims to follow the Shapiro administration and the general assembly’s goal of addressing the statewide teacher shortage. It starts and ends right here in Hazleton.