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Commissioner Stasi Kamoutsas says teachers can be fired for expressing such sentiments in social media posts or on school property.

The Florida Education Association is the state's largest teachers union.

A federal judge sided mostly with the state on a law that public-sector union leaders say makes it harder to continue representing their workers.

Kelly Services, one of the country’s largest staffing agencies, says Florida doesn’t have enough substitute teachers headed into the new school year.

Yvonne zum Tobel, freelance reporter for WLRN, says there are between 4,000 and 5,000 teacher vacancies in Florida.

Florida universities and school districts are incentivizing college students to become teachers in the highest-need areas, and these programs are "moving the needle."

The state also needs almost 3,500 support staff members.

The federal lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a new Florida law that blocks teachers from using preferred pronouns and titles while on the job.

Florida started the year with 7,000 teacher vacancies, according to the Florida Education Association.

State level data show Florida teachers are being paid 20.4% less than other college-educated workers.