Education
BY HANNAH NORTON CONTRIBUTIONS BY DAVE MANNING
Report: Nearly 70% of Texas teachers considering quitting
Most Texas teachers are feeling burnt out, and many have considered leaving the profession, according to a Feb. 27 report from the Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers. Public school employees surveyed said low salaries and excessive workloads were among their biggest concerns. Over 3,200 union members were surveyed from Jan. 23-Feb. 13, months after Texas lawmakers declined to raise teacher salaries amid a ght over public subsidies for private education. What they’re saying Cy-Fair ISD teacher Patrick Cooney said he believes the state has not provided adequate resources for teachers. “A content teacher who feels valued is an immea- surable positive inuence to all the students that teacher talks to, whether it’s in the classroom, or in the hallway, or on the athletic eld,” Cooney said in a video provided by the Texas AFT. “Teachers need to get paid more, period.”
Over 13% of teachers left public education between fall 2021 and fall 2022, according to Texas Education Agency data. Texas AFT President Zeph Capo characterized this as a “record high” attrition rate as some school districts are cutting their budgets and struggling to ll job openings. Also of note CFISD Superintendent Doug Killian in a Feb. 27 statement asked for input from the community on how the district can generate new revenue and cut costs. He said Texas school districts have not received an increase in funding from the state Legislature since 2019. Community Impact previously reported CFISD is expecting a $73.6 million shortfall in 2023-24. “There are always unanticipated consequences to recommendations, and we will evaluate all of the ideas to see what can be implemented and with the least impact on the exceptionalness of the students, sta and district,” Killian said in the statement.
Educators weigh in
Three-quarters of surveyed K-12 employees said they experienced burnout in the past year. 69% of educators surveyed said they considered quitting their job in the past year. Texas educators reported working an average of 50 hours per week. One- fth of teachers said they worked a second job outside of their school district. Implementing a 1% pay increase across CFISD costs more than $9 million .
SOURCES: TEXAS AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, CY FAIR ISD, TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY COMMUNITY IMPACT
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