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Absolutely devastating for students, families, and communities.
This story is going to to be repeated thousands of times in districts across the country.
The worst part: this self-inflicted wound could have been avoided by listening to teachers /1 https://twitter.com/courtneyltanner/status/1295027809744609282
This story is going to to be repeated thousands of times in districts across the country.
The worst part: this self-inflicted wound could have been avoided by listening to teachers /1 https://twitter.com/courtneyltanner/status/1295027809744609282
This graphic from the piece tells the story. Teachers are only leaving from SLC area districts that are requiring them to teach in-person classes 4 or 5 days a week.
Salt Lake City School district is all online and has had no resignations/retirements. /2
Salt Lake City School district is all online and has had no resignations/retirements. /2
Of 1400 educators surveyed in Granite School District, 70% said they didn’t feel safe under the reopening plan (4 days a week or in-person instruction).
44 educators have retired/resigned from Granite because of COVID /3
44 educators have retired/resigned from Granite because of COVID /3
This wave of COVID resignations/retirements is simply the latest blow to a profession that has been undermined by short-sighted policy for decades.
Fun fact: did you know that education was the most common college major in the 1970’s?
This is is longer the case. /4
Fun fact: did you know that education was the most common college major in the 1970’s?
This is is longer the case. /4
In fact, US teacher ed program enrollments have been declining for years.
At #BYU where we have hired an (incredible) full-time recruitment specialist to help but many of the factors (poor pay & work conditions, etc) are beyond our control.
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education-k-12/reports/2019/12/03/477311/make-declining-enrollment-teacher-preparation-programs/ /5
At #BYU where we have hired an (incredible) full-time recruitment specialist to help but many of the factors (poor pay & work conditions, etc) are beyond our control.
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education-k-12/reports/2019/12/03/477311/make-declining-enrollment-teacher-preparation-programs/ /5
Declining teacher ed enrollments + other factors like high attrition & the rise of accountability policies have created widespread US teacher shortage that is projected to get worse.
Utah already has a statewide shortage of 1600 educators. /6
https://www.epi.org/publication/the-teacher-shortage-is-real-large-and-growing-and-worse-than-we-thought-the-first-report-in-the-perfect-storm-in-the-teacher-labor-market-series/
Utah already has a statewide shortage of 1600 educators. /6
https://www.epi.org/publication/the-teacher-shortage-is-real-large-and-growing-and-worse-than-we-thought-the-first-report-in-the-perfect-storm-in-the-teacher-labor-market-series/
The awful part: these 79 COVID resignations/retirements were willing to overlook these trends—low pay & poor working conditions, etc. for YEARS.
They quit *during an economic downturn* b/c they were unwilling to needlessly risk their lives.
I don’t blame them one bit. /end
They quit *during an economic downturn* b/c they were unwilling to needlessly risk their lives.
I don’t blame them one bit. /end
