According to new data, at the beginning of this school year, the attrition rate for teachers in Texas was at 9.4%. Experts say that's actually much better than the national average sitting at 16%.
More than a half dozen local superintendents have recently announced retirements.Teachers have been pulled in all sorts of directions since the pandemic started nearly two years ago.
It's an ongoing problem plaguing many North Texas school districts, and teachers are getting burned out. "Many say because of their own health issues, they just cannot return. Many are saying they're so tired, they're going to try to finish the year and then look at other alternatives over the summer," she explained.According to Dr. Jennifer Bailey with UT Arlington, we had 2,000 more teacher certifications in Texas compared to the last school year.
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