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School districts around the country are dealing with a teacher shortage. That means there aren’t enough certified teachers to fill open roles. Here’s why it’s happening. on.LX.com/BWHs4ym #BackToSchool @AsToldByJalyn 
This isn’t a direct result of the pandemic. People who study these kinds of trends say they started to notice an increase in open teaching positions more than a decade ago. on.LX.com/BWHs4ym @AsToldByJalyn #BacktoSchool2022
“Nine out of 10 positions that need to be filled are to replace someone who has left. Most of the teachers who leave are not leaving for retirement, they're actually leaving mid-career,” said Desiree Carver-Thomas, researcher and policy analyst at the @LPI_Learning
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🤗 Nobody has to feel alone.
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longcovidkids.org/support-guide
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In October 2021 we became a registered charity.
Our patron is beloved children’s author @MichaelRosenYes
#LongCovidKids #LongCovid #MichaelRosen #Charity #Support #Children
With the support of experts, scientists, paediatricians, doctors, nurses, researchers, advocates, occupational therapists, physiotherapists teachers & educational psychologists our team of volunteers created a guidebook to raise awareness & educate.
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Today I’m mad about what DPS did to me, so here’s some unsolicited thoughts and opinions about the racial dynamics of teaching. #BacktoSchool2022 (🧵)
80% of teachers are white.
40% of school DISTRICTS in the US do not have a SINGLE non-white teacher.
52% of Public School students are BIPOC— most students do not look like their teachers.
These are not just racist conditions of teaching. They are colonial conditions, too.
40% of school DISTRICTS in the US do not have a SINGLE non-white teacher.
52% of Public School students are BIPOC— most students do not look like their teachers.
These are not just racist conditions of teaching. They are colonial conditions, too.
80% of teachers are white because the education system wants them to be, and it isn’t ready or equipped to create conditions for teachers who aren’t white, either.
Instead, they choose to promote the oppression their “equity” departments try and fail to dismantle.
Instead, they choose to promote the oppression their “equity” departments try and fail to dismantle.
