Arizona can’t find enough teachers. The companies filling the gaps are making billions.

Arizona districts can’t fill classrooms, so they pay private staffing firms nearly $80,000 a teacher. Some of it never reaches the teacher.

July 23, 2026 at 8:45 AM MST

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Arizona districts can’t fill classrooms, so they pay private staffing firms nearly $80,000 a teacher. Some of it never reaches the teacher.

July 23, 2026 at 8:45 AM MST

Image via Cronkite News

Saguaro Signal surfaces this for Arizona readers and does not host the full article — you'll leave our site when you continue.

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