47 percent of US schools need teachers, some of which have the ability to hire them but do not find them, and others do not have enough government funding for employment..
This is one of the consequences of the Corona crisis, which made a large number of teachers leave the sector, like other Americans in various jobs, which began to threaten this basic service..
A teacher named Timothy Allison told “Sky News Arabia”: “It is a nightmare. The lack of teachers makes teaching children ineffective, because teachers have to teach more children than usual, and therefore it is not possible to focus on the needs of each person.”.
Fatigue and poor pay
The causes of this crisis vary, between teacher fatigue, poor wages and political divisions, which are reflected in many school curricula in various states..
The first lady, Jill Biden, received this file as a teacher, familiar with the problems of the sector, in an attempt to stem the bleeding the country is experiencing among teachers, not students..
“Lots of teachers want to teach, but they decide not to or leave because so many obstacles stand in their way, and we saw that this summer,” Biden said.
She continued, “If we want teachers to be able to do their job to the fullest, we must give them the pay and support they need.”.
The White House has pumped hundreds of millions into the education sector to address the teacher shortage, explaining that President Joe Biden’s rescue plan will allow primary and secondary schools across the country to invest in teacher training programs, increase their compensation and hire more of them..
It is noteworthy that according to a survey conducted by the National Education Association, the largest American labor union, more than 74 percent of teachers are not satisfied with their jobs, while 55 percent are considering leaving this profession altogether.
These numbers can only be worrying for a vital sector such as education, and for a country like the United States.
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