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Pandemic-era burnout, low pay and the intrusion of politics into classrooms are to blame for growing numbers of teachers leaving their jobs, but the burdens can be heavier in schools serving high-poverty communities that also have higher numbers of teachers of color.
A major culprit: stress — from pandemic-era burnout, low pay and the intrusion of politics into classrooms.
Teachers are leaving jobs in growing numbers, mainly because of pandemic-era burnout, low pay, and the intrusion of politics into classrooms. A disproportionately high number of those leaving the profession are teachers of color.
Teachers are leaving jobs in growing numbers, state reports show. The turnover in some cases is highest among teachers of color.
Teachers are leaving jobs in growing numbers, state reports show. The turnover in some cases is highest among teachers of color. A major culprit is stress — from pandemic-era burnout, low pay and the intrusion of politics into classrooms. But the burdens can be heavier in schools serving high-poverty communities that also have higher numbers of teachers of color. Nationally, about 80% of American public school teachers are white, even though white students no longer represent a majority in public schools.