MINOCQUA - It can be difficult to get new teachers to move to the Northwoods to teach. Some local school districts are having a hard time attracting younger teachers and getting them to stay in the area.
Some district leaders think the problem is that the candidate pool isn't that big anymore. In the past, more teachers were available.
"Eight, nine years ago for a third-grade position, I would get [more than] 100 to 150 applicants," says Dr. Jim Ellis, the district administrator for the Minocqua J1 school district. "This last year, we got less than a dozen."
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