teacher shortage

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to recruit retired law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and firefighters to become teachers.

The number of vacant jobs is up 23% from the start of the last school year — and almost double the year before.

Story updated 11/22 at 5:30 p.m. with additional interviews.Thanks to a big federal grant, the University of North Florida plans to prepare more people to…

It’s lunchtime at Jacksonville’s Lee High School, and Principal Scott Schneider walks down the school’s math hall. He says Lee has had its share of…