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"Albuquerque Public Schools is looking to hire more than 300 teachers before the start of the school year Aug. 13.APS averages between 300 and 500 teacher vacancies over the summer each year.According to the district\u2019s website, there are currently 344 openings as of Monday.APS has more than 6,000 teachers districtwide.While the school district does not keep track of why teachers leave, Albuquerque Teachers Federation President Ellen Bernstein believes it\u2019s happening because of high-stakes testing.She said teachers are testing more than they teach and it has some teachers feeling demoralized.\u201CThey (teachers) tell me all the time, \u2018This isn't what I signed up for. I signed up to actually teach,\u2019\u201D said Bernstein.APS is looking to host a job fair on July 23 to try and attract more teachers.It\u2019s the first time in three years the district has budgeted money for a job fair.It\u2019s also reaching out to recent college graduate at the various state universities and colleges to try and fill positions.The district said any open positions at the start of the school year would be filled by long-term substitutes.Mobile users: Tap for video"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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