And it isn't just that they quit when they dare advocate for their students--doing what they are supposed to be doing. They are more often fired and banned from teaching thereafter.
A third of new teachers leave the profession in their first three years. At the end of five years, only 40 to 50 percent of new teachers remain on the job.
Each teacher's exit takes thousands of training hours and dollars with it.
The GSU study found that teachers who stay on the job credited positive relationships with fellow educators and administrators, a diverse student population and an environment that emphasizes academic student achievement.
Teachers who chose to leave their jobs cited tensions with their fellow educators and administrators over teaching philosophies and school policies.
Translation: The asskissers and cronies stay in, everybody else is purged. Don't forget the thousands and thousands of teachers who never make tenure because districts are abusing the tenure laws in order to save money on hearings, and, more importantly, on retirement.
The reporter really needs to get hold of NAPTA.
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