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NJ Expert Optimistic About Governor’s Task Force on School Staff Shortages

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.

New Jersey is looking for ways to recruit and retain more educators. Gov. Phil Murphy recently announced the creation of a task force to address the issue.

A policy expert tells WHYY's Kenneth Burns that this task force is not a symbolic response to a major problem.

(Original air-date: 11/18/22)

Kenneth Burns is WHYY’s South Jersey reporter. He joined the station in 2018 as an anchor. He also contributed stories and won a 2020 Keystone Media Award for one of them.