As migrant families leave shelters and find permanent housing in Chicago, their children are enrolling in segregated schools with little support for bilingual students.
According to a February 2022 Gallup poll, K-12 school staff suffer higher burnout rates (44%) than any other segment of the U.S. labor force. In addition, a 2022 National Education Association survey indicated that 55% of educators were considering leaving the profession earlier than planned, a figure nearly double the percentage of teachers who indicated the same in July 2020. What is causing this phenomenon? Michael Beyer has personal experience with this alarming trend and he not only has suggestions for improving the education sector, but he also offers educators an essential guide for transitioning out of it. Beyer, a former Chicago Public Schools principal with more than 20 years as an educator, has co-written a book with Nallely Suarez Gass, a career coach and former corporate executive, titled Pencils Down: Career Journeys of Educators Who Left the Profession and What We Can Learn From the Crises in Education. The co-authors have children in Oak Park schools.
Chicago Public Schools new year starts with new mayor's help chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
When more than 320,000 Chicago youths resumed classes Monday, the sense of renewal brought by a fresh school year was underscored by the presence of Chicago’s new mayor, a former teacher who welcomed students and offered encouraging words at several stops around the district. Yet the change at City Hall is also the beginning of a period of transition in Chicago Public Schools as it moves to an .
Chicago schools prep for migrants who need more than just school chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.