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Education

OrlandoDem2

(2,065 posts) Sun May 12, 2019, 02:38 PM May 2019

Teacher crisis is worse than we thought. And it's driven by low wages (DUH!) [View all]

America’s teachers are paid poorly compared to other college graduates, a new study details — and that’s driving a “large and growing” teacher shortage that’s approaching a tipping point.

As a wave of disenchanted teachers take to the streets in protest around the country, a new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) highlights a dearth of qualified educators in schools.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/teacher-shortage-us-low-pay-161926212.html

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Teacher crisis is worse than we thought. And it's driven by low wages (DUH!) [View all] OrlandoDem2 May 2019 OP

It's driven by repugs desire for an uneducated electorate. elleng May 2019 #1

You got that right! The destruction of public education in the name of God Firestorm49 May 2019 #3

or Mammon. elleng May 2019 #5

Yup, what you said. nt MH1 May 2019 #4

I retire in Jan from the Army qazplm135 May 2019 #2

Education......... MyOwnPeace May 2019 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #7

But hay I got a quarter cent CRK7376 Mar 2020 #8