Philly teacher shortages persist as school start nears

Philly teacher shortages persist as school start nears

Mark Macyk will be starting his fifth year teaching middle school English in Nicetown this August. He likes where he works, but one problem has persisted – teacher vacancies.  “In this one English room right next to me, we’ve had nine teachers in there over the course of five years. We tried the gym teacher in there. We tried a long-term sub,” he said. “We’ve tried certified people, uncertified people, and what all of them have in common is that…