 We just did a review of state teacher workforce reports across the country and just in the 31 states that keep some data We found 82,000 positions filled by under qualified teachers an additional Thousands of unfilled vacancies, and if you kind of pro rate that across the country, it's well over a hundred thousand Vacancies filled by people by people who are not prepared for the jobs and as we know that's almost always Disproportionately affecting students in low-income schools in high-minority schools the students who most need sophisticated skills and Capable teachers are the ones who experience the revolving door of teachers who are both under prepared and most likely to leave