Nearly 70% of LA teachers have seriously considered quitting, study finds

Many educators take side gigs and can’t afford to live where they teach, as ‘teacher pay penalty’ grows

Teachers in California are struggling with the high cost of living, rent increases and over-work and are increasingly leaving the profession, especially in the wake of a pandemic that has worsened those factors, a new study has revealed.

Teachers have also faced state-imposed testing and performance metrics, school privatization and defunding, all of which have contributed to teacher shortages, even as a new school year is beginning across the US.