Teachers Quit Jobs at Highest Rate on Record
Lots of comments to the tune of &quot;pay teachers more.&quot; Teachers in large urban areas with strong unions tend to be paid quite well, especially factoring in benefits, and it doesn&#x27;t necessarily correlate that well with various metrics of &quot;success&quot; in education (standardized test scores, on-time graduation rate, fewer violent incidents) once you look into individual cases and see through the administrative means by which those numbers can be rigged. Of course, there are markets where teachers make very little, with many needing to take second jobs, and I don&#x27;t mean higher salary wouldn&#x27;t help in those districts. I think the comments that speak to the respect for the profession, unreasonable accountability, and increasingly risky liability are more on the mark about why people jump ship when their career prospects improve in a strong economy.