The Unexpected Advocate: Tackling Inequity One Equation at a Time!

  1. Teacher Burnout in the First Five Years General Burnout and Attrition Rates High early-career attrition: A frequently cited statistic (often attributed to Ingersoll, the National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], and other studies) suggests that anywhere from 30% to 50% of new teachers leave the profession within their first five years. Context matters: Attrition rates can be higher in underserved schools, in subject areas with teacher shortages (like math and science), and in high-poverty areas. Burnout Rates Among Math Teachers Math (and STEM) teacher turnover is often higher: Research by Ingersoll and May (2012) indicates that math and science teachers leave at higher rates than some other subject areas, partly due to increased demand for their content-area expertise in non-teaching professions. Estimates for math teachers: Although exact percentages can vary by district and region, some studies place math/science teacher turnover around 40%–45% in the first fiv...

  1. Teachers are Called to Teach As teachers, we pour our hearts and minds into creating engaging lessons, building relationships with our students, and ensuring that every learner has the support they need . However, with growing responsibilities such as meeting individualized education plans (IEPs), providing language support, managing classroom behaviors, and juggling an increasing workload of documentation, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. This blog post explores the importance of systematic support in schools so that teachers can focus on the core reason they became educators in the first place: teaching students. 2. Maslow’s Before Bloom’s One crucial reminder in education is that students’ basic needs must be met before they can truly engage in higher-level thinking or learning . This is especially true in a majority-minority school setting where many students face real fears, trauma, and instability—whether they are refugees fearing possible deportation or young people dea...