Colorado Education Association survey: nearly 40% of members considering leaving teaching
Top reasons are underfunding and lack of resources
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and last updated 2021-02-23 19:32:05-05
DENVER â An internal survey from the Colorado Education Association (CEA) reveals nearly 40% of their members are considering leaving teaching after the 2020-2021 school year.
The top reasons given included: an unrealistic workload, potentially unsafe working conditions during the pandemic and low pay, according to the CEA, the state s largest union of educators.
A veteran teacher at Colfax Elementary in Denver, Ann Franco, told the CEA she originally planned to retire at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, but now plans to retire this year.