Teachers Give Up On Kansas City, Kansas

The labor market in the aftermath of the pandemic continues to shift and now locals aren't quite as eager to content with tough teaching gigs. 

Here's data that offers more insight into the worsening trend . . . 

As of May 12, the number of people leaving the district is 48% higher than it was at the same time in 2021.

Two-hundred-thirty-eight staff are resigning and 33 are retiring. He believes those numbers will go up even more before the June 3 deadline for staff to announce they are leaving without being charged a fee.

Dom DeRosa, president of the National Education Association for KCK. said while the COVID-19 pandemic plays a role, it is not the sole reason for so many staff members leaving.

"Most of it is that they're not feeling in the district that they're valued," DeRosa said.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools to lose more than 270 staff members next school year

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools district is bracing for a significant number of staff to leave at the end of this school year. Dom DeRosa, president of the National Education Association for KCK, said in his more than 20 years in the district, he has never witnessed so many teachers leaving at once.