UW-Platteville Education Students Could Help Cover During Substitute Teacher Shortage

Education students at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville could soon be helping local districts cover things during the substitute teacher shortage. University officials announced Thursday that those students will be granted associate degrees while they are pursuing their bachelor’s. State rules require substitute teachers to have an associate degree. University officials say this helps the local schools cover a classroom when the teacher is absent and it sends them a future teacher with an appropriate skillset and a passion for the work. The students benefit by applying what they have learned in their classwork.