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DeKalb wants to hire 372 teachers in coming weeks

DeKalb County schools need to hire nearly 400 teachers before the school year begins in August. It and other metro Atlanta school districts are holding job fairs and recruiting during coming weeks to fill nearly 2,000 job openings. KENT D. JOHNSON /KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM
DeKalb County schools need to hire nearly 400 teachers before the school year begins in August. It and other metro Atlanta school districts are holding job fairs and recruiting during coming weeks to fill nearly 2,000 job openings. KENT D. JOHNSON /KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM
By Marlon A. Walker
June 21, 2016

DeKalb County hopes to hire nearly 400 teachers before school starts in August.

The county school system wants to raise teacher salaries and is taking other steps such as recruiting at historic black colleges and universities to hire for the 372 positions it has open. Hiring teachers has become more competitive as the number of students going into the field has dropped in Georgia and nationally.

Local districts are also holding job fairs to boost potential pools of employees.

You can find more information, such as what starting teachers get paid district-by-district and who is holding jobs fairs at myajc.com.

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Marlon A. Walker is an education reporter covering DeKalb County.

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