teacher attrition
Posted inMental Health

Principals Will Be Missed, Too

by Cassandra Washington

Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! I posted this question on several Facebook principal groups. I asked, “Has anyone left the admin position and switched careers? Why did you leave the profession?” I heard back a resounding “Yes!” Approximately 150 persons replied with reasons the […]

Posted inOpinion

Stay in the Classroom to Defend Democracy

by Amy Bradley

Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Education and Election-Year Politics Recent conservative bills in Florida, Texas, and across the country seek to control the language and books teachers use. For example, Florida HB 1557, known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by its opponents, restricts what educators […]

Posted inCurrent Events in Education, Elementary School, High School, How to Fix Education, Mental Health, Middle School, Opinion, teacher attrition, Teacher Burnout

Creative Solutions to the Teacher Shortage Problem

by Ruben Abrahams Brosbe

Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Dear Superintendents, It’s Back to School season! But you may have noticed that many of your teachers aren’t coming back to school this year. First of all, don’t take it personally. You’re not alone. There’s a national teacher shortage […]

Posted inOpinion

The Toxic Positivity Propaganda Machine

by Ter.editor

In order to change destructive patterns, we need to stop pretending they aren’t there. Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! For what feels like the thousandth time, I am laying in bed at 4:00 p.m. Exhausted from the teacher workday and too drained to be […]