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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
Tue May 14, 2019, 08:37 PM May 2019

Missouri Teachers Say Pay Is Biggest Reason They Quit

Low pay is the top reason teachers leave the classroom, a new survey of Missouri public school educators found.

The state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education asked 6,000 teachers, principals and administrators what makes them keep teaching and what makes them quit. The results were shared at Tuesday’s State Board of Education meeting.

Salary was top of mind when it came to recruitment and retention of teachers.

“This is pretty powerful data,” said state school board president Charlie Shields. “This cuts across every single group that you surveyed, who said this is the number one issue.”

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/missouri-teachers-say-pay-biggest-reason-they-quit

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Missouri Teachers Say Pay Is Biggest Reason They Quit (Original Post) Sherman A1 May 2019 OP
Low teachers' salaries dates back 100 years. BigmanPigman May 2019 #1
I hope that whoever wins Teacher Pay increases Sherman A1 May 2019 #2

BigmanPigman

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1. Low teachers' salaries dates back 100 years.
Tue May 14, 2019, 08:51 PM
May 2019

It is an accepted fact by Americans at this point. Part of the reasoning for low pay is due to the overwhelming number of women in the profession. Maybe if Yang wins that fact will change.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287119090

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
2. I hope that whoever wins Teacher Pay increases
Wed May 15, 2019, 05:09 AM
May 2019

although I see AI along with Distance Learning changing this field as well and I suspect that we will see fewer teaching positions available in the future.

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