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Teacher Appreciation Week: In a tough year, these educators stood out — and gave us hope Erin Richards, USA TODAY Replay Video Bizarre schedules, little in-class time for millions, and so many Zoom rooms. Education reporters in the USA TODAY Network had a front seat to the highs and lows of an extraordinary year of schooling. Those challenges took a toll on many, with 43% of teachers who recently quit citing stress — both before and during COVID-19 — as the chief reason for their departure. © Heidi Heilbrunn / Staff Clemson University Professor Rhondda Thomas touch...

Bizarre schedules, little in-class time for millions, and so many Zoom rooms. Education reporters in the USA TODAY Network had a front seat to the highs and lows of an extraordinary year of schooling. Those challenges took a toll on many, with 43% of teachers who recently quit citing stress — both before and during COVID-19 — as the chief reason for their departure. But the industry could be on the verge of an infusion of cash and new blood, now that Joe Biden's American Families Plan is proposing up to $9 billion in federal money to train more people for the profession. For Teacher A...

Teacher Appreciation Week: Amid a tough year, these educators gave us hope with their tenacity, charm and commitment to students Erin Richards, USA TODAY Replay Video Bizarre schedules, little in-class time for millions and so many Zoom rooms. Education reporters in the USA TODAY Network had a front seat to the highs and lows of an extraordinary year of schooling. Those challenges took a toll on many: 43% of teachers who quit cited stress – both before and during COVID-19 – as the chief reason for their departure, according to a RAND Corp. survey. © Heidi Heilbrunn /...

By Sophie Quinton Stateline.org/TNS Josephine Brewington has been a substitute teacher in suburban Beech Grove, Indiana, for a decade, but her job has grown in importance as her school district scrambles to supervise pupils whose teachers are sick, quarantining or caring for others. “We’d have teachers from the high school come over and help teach fourth graders because we didn’t have enough subs,” Brewington said of how the system has handled absences this fall. “People from the offices are helping, principals are covering classrooms - it’s like everyone’s pitching in.” Pres...

Scores of students are getting F's: What's the point of failing them during COVID-19? Alia Wong, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT It wasn’t until several weeks ago that Christopher Lamar discovered he was failing most of his classes. Lamar, an 18-year-old senior at Lake Nona High School in Orlando, Florida, had always enjoyed being a student. He ran for homecoming; he started a spirit club. Things changed once classes went online this year. Lamar had to watch and cook for his siblings, to clean and manage the household. School fell to the bottom of his priority list.  When L...