What will we do when schools reopen and there aren’t enough teachers to instruct our kids?
People complain when there aren’t enough servers at restaurants or baggers at the grocery store.
What will they say in August if school buildings in many districts remain closed or the only viable option is online remote schooling?
Lawmakers at the state and federal level are taking the matter seriously with measures to increase teacher salary or provide one-time bonuses.
Alabama, New Mexico, and Mississippi have already boosted teacher pay, with Florida, Iowa and Kentucky potentially set to do the same. Meanwhile, even US Congress could pass a nationwide measure to heighten teacher salary and encourage educators to stay in the classroom.
After decades of neglect only made worse by Covid-19, we’re missing almost a million teachers.
And we only have about 3.2 million teachers nationwide!
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