Wed, Jan 26th, 2022 - 4:41pm
January 26, 2022 - 8:19am | By Kyle Cornell
(Bismarck, ND) -- Teachers in North Dakota are leaving the profession at an alarming rate, according to a recent survey.
North Dakota United, a state association of public educators, conducted a survey that shows an overwhelming 74-percent of those polled believe teacher retention for the upcoming 2022-23 school year is a major issue. Per the results of the survey, 90-percent, when hired, saw themselves retiring as an educator while now that number has dropped to just over 40-percent.
The pandemic has a lot to do with the lack of confidence in the profession, but also the relentless attacks on teachers by politicians and pundits.