–Capitol News Illinois School officials across Illinois say a shortage of teachers and substitutes is forcing them to cancel course offerings, move them online or fill open positions with people who are not fully

qualified.

Those are the findings of the

latest survey by the Illinois As- sociation of Regional Superin- tendents of Schools, the fifth such survey the organization has conducted in as many years.

“Our schools need help, now more than ever,” said Mark Klaisner, IARSS president. “For five years of our study, we have shown how schools are strug- gling to find qualified teach...