The letter “Fixing the teacher shortage” (Sept. 22, TribLIVE) addressed the shortage of teachers in Pennsylvania. Many changes may be necessary to address such a complex problem. However, one may be to reduce the number of school districts.
There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania, but there are 500 school districts! Consolidate school districts so there is one school district for each county. Just consider the savings in personnel and administrative costs alone. Those savings should then be distributed to increase teacher pay and reduce taxpayers’ burden.
Kenneth Powell
New Kensington