Public schools staffing is on the brink of collapse

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Staffing shortages are leading school districts to look for 'bodies in a room to babysit kids' as last-ditch efforts to keep their doors open, one education researcher told Axios.

eliminated college credit hours as a requirement for substitute teachers.by a waning substitute teacher force, many of whom left the profession during the pandemic.

"Substitute teaching is not a profession for the faint of heart," said Julia Kaufman, an education policy researcher at RAND corporation. Plus, low pay, minimal benefits and the overall view of substitute teachers contribute to the sub shortages, Myrtle Washington, a veteran substitute teacher in D.C. Public Schools, said.

"A lot of substitute teachers did not think it was worth it, risking their lives, in this city, for $15 an hour."Principals are stressed, too. "This has been one of the toughest years for educators ever," one principal said. "Regardless of how we categorized principals, about 75% to almost 90% of principals ... reported that they experienced frequent job-related stress," according to a

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Liberals firing everyone and wondering why they can’t do their jobs now

Teachers and school personnel deserve better pay. They have one of the most important jobs in the country. They should be compensated accordingly.

For enough money qualified teachers will apply... and security. Teachers are not going to put up with behavioral issues, threats and violence.

Imagine all the learning loss those kids are avoiding by being taught by those babysitters in their classrooms though…

Same as the medical community. It’s what the anti-maskers and anti-vaxcers don’t get. The GOP do get it and welcome it to cause chaos for Biden

Excellent. Public schools ought to be abolished.

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