Truth Summary
“It seems to me we have so sharply and harshly criticized teachers and we spend so much of our time with these punitive assessments,” State Sen. Mark Stoops (D-Bloomington) said. “That is the reason we have a teacher shortage.”
Exactly who or what to blame, and how widespread the shortage is, is where the debate continues.
“I can’t connect that feeling and concern that you have with any data I have to provide today,” Lubbers said.
