New program seeks to recruit retired teachers to help fill classrooms

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A brand-new program could bring teachers out of retirement and back into the classroom as soon as this fall, and they get to hold onto all those retirement benefits. It’s been in the works for years and was just signed by the Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham this past session. The goal is to reach out to retired teachers to help fill up those classrooms because finding teachers in New Mexico is still an issue.

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