WASHINGTON — Turnover in the teaching field is high. Just how high that churn is has been the subject of debate.
A study published in 2015 by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Educational Statistics found that 17 percent of teachers with less than five years of experience end up leaving the field for good. In urban school districts, the number is higher.
This academic year, from 2016-2017, The Washington Post reports that a higher-than-normal number of teachers left before the school year ended. Two hundred teachers systemwide left District of Columbia Public Schools.
At one school, Ballou High School in D.C.’s Ward 8, more than a quarter of the staff headed for the door. Rowan Langford was among those who decided to call it quits before the last day of classes. The novice teacher was painfully aware of the impact her midyear departure could have.
“I hate to be a part of this problem. A lot of these kids have had their teachers quit on them before,” Langford told WTOP.
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Between broken families, gangs, unemployment, drugs, and crime/corruption, too many of these kids don't have a chance from the start!
ReplyDeleteAll of those are generally faulted to dumbocrat initiatives and programs! So they're getting what they voted for - and no sympathy from me!
Typical BOE reaction: "But hey look, we have less suspensions and more graduates..."
ReplyDeleteIn other words, we no longer suspend students and give diplomas to students who are practically illiterate.
can you blame them? like running a business without the ability to fire an employee.
ReplyDeletePlease Google "jmb riots" if the reasons teachers quit confuses you.
ReplyDeleteSeriously? Two articles a year apart from each other. Oooohhhhhh. Be afraid.
DeleteThese kids are so bad today. I don't blame the teachers. Let the stay home moms sucking government assistant teach them. Hell, the certainly make more money then me sitting at home and I work everyday.
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