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Why Are So Many Pennsylvania Teachers Quitting?
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As students return to school, Pennsylvania is still facing a dire teacher shortage, and experts say there aren’t enough qualified candidates to replace everyone who’s quit or moved away. We teamed up with City Cast Philly to unpack the problem, causes, and consequences — plus, share our take on a few potential solutions.
**This episode originally published August 28, 2023.
We always cite our sources:
- Check out PA’s teacher retention data for yourself, courtesy of Penn State’s Center for Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis.
- Chalkbeat did a great two-part breakdown on the problems and potential solutions.
- The Learning Policy Institute shared suggestions for how to improve teachers’ first years.
- The Hechinger Report wrote about a couple PR campaigns trying to change public opinion about teaching.
- The Center for Black Educator Development is based in Philly and does a lot of great work around recruiting teachers of color.
- Ten years ago, it wasn’t uncommon to see 3,000 to 4,000 applicants pop up for a single job listing on PA-educator.net, the PA’s main jobs board.
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