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College students recruited as teachers to keep schools open

by Casey Smith & Heather Hollingsworth
| December 18, 2020 10:30 AM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As the coronavirus sidelines huge numbers of educators, school districts around the country are aggressively recruiting substitute teachers, offering bonuses and waiving certification requirements in order to keep classrooms open.

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