Washington state teacher resignations
at highest level in three decades
Posted By: Moritz55, 3/15/2023 5:02:47 PM
After a 30-year career in education, 52-year-old Mari Stevens said she knew it was time to leave the classroom. Stevens, who last taught in the Issaquah School District, is not alone in putting in her resignation. According to an analysis of Washington state data by the Calder Center, more teachers left the classroom in the past school year than at any point in the past three decades. Washington state teacher attrition rates and teacher turnover overall, according to the analysis, are now at historic highs. The teacher attrition rate in 2022 was 8.91%
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After a 30-year career in education, 52-year-old Mari Stevens said she knew it was time to leave the classroom.
Stevens, who last taught in the Issaquah School District, is not alone in putting in her resignation.
According to an analysis of Washington state data by the Calder Center, more teachers left the classroom in the past school year than at any point in the past three decades. Washington state teacher attrition rates and teacher turnover overall, according to the analysis, are now at historic highs.
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