MIAMI — As South Florida school districts continue hiring ahead of the new school year, education leaders say programs designed to bring career changers into classrooms are helping address a teacher shortage that has persisted for years.
Alexis Robinson is among 200 new teachers recognized during a pinning ceremony at Miami Senior High School after completing the Teacher Accelerator Program, an education nonprofit that helps streamline the pathway to teaching in public, charter and private schools.
Robinson, who is interviewing for teaching positions, is among many participants entering education after working in another field…