By Jackie Kent

The search is on for hundreds of qualified teachers as schools across the state need to fill crucial positions and as the Washington Education Association expects the state’s teacher shortage to grow worse.

Tacoma Public schools said it’s lucky it doesn’t have a huge gap to fill, but it relies on events like Tuesday’s education career fair at the Tacoma Dome to help find the best candidates.

“We know we’re going to have open positions for next year,” said Kathryn McCarthy, spokesperson for Tacoma Public Schools.

Source: Washington Education Association expects statewide teacher shortage to get worse | KOMO