All is not well with America’s teachers.
Surveys published this spring paint an alarming picture of the reality teachers face every day in our country’s classrooms.
Inflation has hit their earnings. Top-down regulation has smothered their creativity and motivation. Union-driven, one-size-fits-all contracts thwart career advancement. Teachers complain of a lack of control over discipline policies, verbal abuse and threats of physical violence.
According to the Pew Research Center, more than four-fifths of teachers surveyed by the RAND Corporation said public education has gotten worse in the past five years. More than half say it’s likely to keep getting worse over the next five, and a majority would not recommend their profession to the class of 2024.
A Brown University analysis shows that since 2009, the number of parents who say they want their child to grow…
