Tag: Teacher shortage

Texas teachers: New online survey conducted by Charles Butt Foundation shows increase in educators considering leaving profession!

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Houston, Texas — Results from a new online survey of K-12 teachers in Texas, released Thursday, show that most are “seriously considering” leaving the profession this year, a 19% increase from the past two years. The video above is from a previous report. In its third annual Teacher Satisfaction Survey, last spring the Charles Bate Foundation sent an online survey to 1,291 Texas public school teachers randomly selected from the state’s Texas Education Agency’s 2020 teacher list. All of them replied. The Charles Bate Foundation is a nonprofit organization named…

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Back to school: Houston ISD continues to fill the gap on teacher shortage as new school year begins!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – It’s no secret that Houston ISD and other areas across the state have a huge gap to fill when it comes to teacher jobs. Since spring, HISD has been working to fill those positions and retain the teachers they already have. It’s working so far – but they still have a long way to go. “I am so excited to meet my students,” said 22-year-old Hannah Myers. Myers never imagined that she would start a teaching career. “My class number is D-305, and I’m going to…

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