EP 46 - The “Where’s everyone going” Edition Education on the Rocks

On past episodes, George and I have talked about how happy most people are with their schools on the local level. Students and parents love their teachers and feel like their schools are headed in the right direction, but that love shifts when they talk about the state of the public school system on regional or national scales. Today, we’re going to talk about the people at the center of that discussion, the classroom teacher. In August, PBS reported that upwards of 20% of all teaching vacancies in the US for this academic year are due to educators leaving the profession entirely. While some attribute this to the “great resignation” that’s affecting the entire workforce, today we’re going to try to understand why teachers in particular are leaving the classroom, as we ask, “Where’s everyone going?”