There’s little evidence of a mass exodus of teachers, but school districts flush with federal money are struggling to hire in a tight labor market

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Liz Willen Dear reader,

As a new school year gets underway, The Hechinger Report is closely watching many threats to public education, including declining employment: The number of people employed in public schools dropped from almost 8.1 million in March 2020 to 7.3 million in May.

That led to fewer qualified teachers for children in districts with shortages ([link removed]) , although it does not mean teacher shortages are at a crisis level nationally. There are other worrisome indicators, however, including the sharp decline in the performance of a sample of 9-year-olds on tests known as the nation’s report card (read Jill Barshay’s column ([link removed]) for a full analysis) and a new report ([link removed]) from the Center on Reinventing Public Education that describes systemic public education failures. You can see the key findings here ([link removed]) , along with recommendations for moving forward.

Waiting in the wings are the many advocates for public school alternatives ([link removed]) , at a time when turmoil over book bans ([link removed]) and what teachers can talk about in class continue to roil classrooms and libraries. Amid these many concerns, higher education is also seeing declining enrollment, along with questions about the responsibility colleges play ([link removed]) in the student debt crisis.

One bright spot: Higher education has not lost its power to transform lives. Read this first-person account ([link removed]) of a single mother who went back to school in her mid-40s and is now on the road to her childhood dream job as a chemical engineer. As always, we want to hear your stories and ideas. And please remind others to sign up ([link removed]) for our weekly newsletters.

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** Teacher shortages are real, but not for the reason you heard ([link removed])
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There’s little evidence of a mass exodus of teachers, but school districts flush with federal money are struggling to hire in a tight labor market
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** PROOF POINTS: Six puzzling questions from the disastrous NAEP results ([link removed])
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Why did 9-year-olds do so badly during the pandemic?



** School choice had a big moment in the pandemic. But is it what parents want for the long run? ([link removed])
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In the last two years, more than 20 states have started or expanded voucher-type programs, seizing on frustration with pandemic schooling and culture wars
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** TEACHER VOICE: How the sad shadow of book banning shuts down conversations and lacerates librarians ([link removed])
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Banning books that openly discuss racism, violence and human pain does not protect students from these realities



** The unasked question about the student loan bailout: What’s colleges’ responsibility? ([link removed])
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Schools that benefit from all that debt share almost no accountability for poor returns



** STUDENT VOICE: Higher education can — and should — help nontraditional students like me ([link removed])
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At 46, I’m close to achieving my childhood dream of becoming a chemical engineer
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