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Skylar Rispens
Montana News
Why Montana schools are struggling with teacher shortages
Freddy Monares
Montana’s smaller, more rural school districts are having a hard time finding and retaining teachers. About one-fifth of schools in the state have moved to four-day work weeks to recruit and retain educators.
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