09/04/2026
Houston ISD. Chicago Public Schools. Miami-Dade. Broward. Philadelphia. Memphis-Shelby County. Six of the largest school districts in the country are heading into the school year short on teachers, with an estimated 1 in 8 positions in 2026 unfilled or filled by teachers who aren't fully certified.
Districts have spent roughly $500M on HR consulting over the past five years.
So why isn't it fixing the shortage?
Chris Dixon recently used GovSpend to look at the purchasing data. Turns out almost none of that spend is going toward the thing actually driving teachers out the door.
Read the full breakdown here: https://hubs.ly/Q04wCXsp0