In January, Minneapolis Public Schools students stayed home for two weeks as the omicron COVID-19 variant surged and schools shuttered. This month, schools have closed for another two weeks — and counting — because of a teacher strike.
" districts are really poor, despite more federal funding and despite state surpluses," Jones said. "It's weird that we have forces keeping money away from the one institution we need to pay attention to right now."
Parents first exalted the work of educators in the early days of 2020 as they confronted the complexities of guiding their own children's schooling from home. But by summer 2021, parents werenationwide, as frustrations grew over everything from school reopening policies to pandemic protocols and curriculum concerns.
released in February by the National Education Association. But most districts are not yet reporting higher-than-normal levels of teacher turnover, said Shelton, the professor from UW-Green Bay.having trouble filling the openings they have"You’re either going to see more teachers than usual leave the profession, which will put more pressure on districts and unions to turn to recruitment and retention, or you’re going to see more militant teachers," Shelton said.
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