ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — New York State is facing a teacher shortage as the new school year approaches, according to reports from the State School Board Association.

The association attributes the shortage to declining enrollment, low graduation rates, and financial problems, which are affecting the recruitment and retention of teachers.

"With an apprenticeship program and a residency program recruitment where you have graduate students that will get them into the classroom for a longer time period to get them more comfortable. That might give us a better chance of retaining those teachers and then the recruitment would be on the apprenticeship side," said Bob Schnider, Executive Director of the State School Boards Association.

The teacher shortage is particularly affecting subjects suc

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