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Teacher Shortage, Budget Season, AI in Classrooms, and the New GSW Career Board
- 55,000 unfilled K-12 positions nationally: what the numbers say and what district leaders need to do this spring, including how our talent development services are helping programs close the gap
- Budget pressure compressing hiring windows: how leading districts are separating pipeline work from approval timelines
- AI in classrooms: which implementations are actually reducing teacher workload versus adding to it
- Introducing the GSW Education and EdTech Career Board: free, dedicated, built for the field
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