Math is hard-----More Teachers, Fewer Students, But Teacher Shortage Story Goes On

More Teachers, Fewer Students, But Teacher Shortage Story Goes On By Tom Gantert 

• Oakridge Public Schools in Muskegon County has 34% more teachers this year than it did in the 2012-13 academic year, and it has fewer students than it did then.

"Yet two (LIBERAL) nonprofit news sites in Michigan are pointing to the district as evidence of a teacher shortage in this state.
The Center for Michigan’s news site known as Bridge Michigan ran a May 13 article written by Chalkbeat Detroit that used a teacher from Oakridge Public Schools to advance the idea of a teacher shortage. 

Bridge Michigan joins other statewide media outlets in saying that low pay is one explanation.
“Michigan’s teacher shortage: What’s causing it, how serious is it, and what can be done?” the headline of the May 13 article reads.
...Overwhelmingly, those school districts reported having more classroom teachers in 2021-22 than they did in years past..."