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ProfessorGAC

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4. I've Known A Half-Dozen

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Jun 26, 2024, 06:25 PM

Jun 2024

They moved on for the exact same reason.
One guy was a HS history teacher & went to work for a concrete contractor pouring patios & driveways because the money was way better.
Another went on to sell HVAC equipment.
This problem is real.

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Sanders Warns Absurd Low Pay Fueling Pub. Ed. Teacher Crisis, No.1 Reason Teachers Leave [View all] appalachiablue Jun 2024 OP

Pay a livable wage and get politicians and bigoted parents off the school boards and out of the classroom. Lonestarblue Jun 2024 #1

K and R ...Great Post..Thank You for Posting It.... Stuart G Jun 2024 #2

YW, it's horrible to watch this dangerous, extremist process, a major appalachiablue Jun 2024 #3

I've Known A Half-Dozen ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #4