Ohio public school districts face teacher shortages amid reduced state funding, budget woes

By: Susan Tebben

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 2,060

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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When Izetta Thomas was just starting out on her journey as a special education teacher in Ohio, she quickly learned the history that held up the work she did.

“I knew and learned that disability rights and everything that I am able to do as an intervention specialist, or a special ed. teacher, was hard fought for and won, which also means it was under threat,” Thomas said.

She left her job to lead the …

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