South Carolina’s teacher shortage grew even deeper last year as new teachers quit the profession in greater numbers and more veteran educators retired.
Some 7,300 teachers left their jobs before the current school year started, accelerating an annual exodus from the state’s classrooms, according to a Winthrop University study released Monday.
The latest wave of departures was 10 percent larger than the year before, representing hundreds more teachers.
South Carolina’s teacher shortage was already a huge issue. Now this: Educators left the classroom at an even faster pace last year. https://t.co/ankUdecz7b
— Thad Moore (@thadmoore) January 14, 2019