Burnout, low pay and politics are driving away teachers — for educators of color, turnover is soaring
Teachers are leaving jobs in growing numbers — and the turnover in some cases is highest among teachers of color. A major culprit: stress.
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Teachers are leaving jobs in growing numbers — and the turnover in some cases is highest among teachers of color. A major culprit: stress.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Rhonda Hicks could have kept working into her 60s. She loved teaching and loved her students in Philadelphia's public schools. As a Black woman, she took pride
Nationally, about 80% of American public school teachers are white, even though white students no longer represent a majority in public schools.
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
Teachers are leaving jobs in growing numbers — and the turnover in some cases is highest among teachers of color. A major culprit: stress.