That’s the percentage of teachers who would encourage someone else to enter the profession
A recent story indicates that the long-running and persistent teacher shortage is not improving.
In fact, one recent survey of teachers found this disturbing stat:
Today, only 16% of teachers said they’d recommend the profession to others
This comes just two years after a survey of teachers that indicated most don’t want their own children to enter the teaching profession:
Just 37% of respondents in the national, random-sample survey would want a child of theirs to become a public school teacher in their community.
This pair of data points paints a disturbing story: Teachers are overwhelmed and no longer see the job as one they’d wish on someone else.
In fact, not only are teachers actively leaving the profession, but school systems are also seeing a shortage of qualified applicants to replace them.
Teachers cite two primary reasons for the crisis: lack of support and low pay.
Policymakers in Tennessee and across the nation have been warned about this problem for years. And have done and continue to do little to address it.
It’s a policy choice. And it says making investments in public schools – and by extension, the kids who attend them – is not worth it.
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