Show-Me Most Teachers Ready To Quit Over Safety Concerns

Debate over public education always boils down to DEMANDS to pay teachers more . . . However, recent research offer a peek at even bigger concerns . . .

Check "the science" on working conditions that don't seem to be getting better any time soon . . .

Asked why they're thinking about an exit, 63% of teachers and support staff listed stress and student behavior and 59% said lack of pay. The other reasons were workload, lack of support from families or administrators, lack of resources and safety concerns.

"The long-term trend has been that teachers have felt less supported and student behavior has gotten worse," he said.

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Survey: 70% of Missouri teachers think about leaving the profession, some quite often

The main reasons Missouri teachers think about quitting are stress, student behavior and low pay, according to a new survey by the MSTA.