Rural America Is Running Out Of Teachers (HBO)

On a recent cold Sunday morning, 13 college students arrived here for an unusual Spring Break: a weeklong date to get to know one of the countless rural towns struggling to attract teachers. The trip was part of a feeder program, of sorts, created at Montana State University to address the state’s education crisis: Nearly half of all Montana schools now employ teachers who aren’t certified, and almost all of those schools are in rural areas. “Even 10 years ago, they were still pulling in people, getting a