Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas public schools were experiencing a significant teacher shortage, and this has only been exacerbated by a combination of factors, including an increased workload, lack of support, classroom discipline challenges, and a growing culture war that uses teachers as political pawns.
According to the Texas Education Agency (TEA), 13.4% of teachers left the profession between the fall of 2021 and the fall of 2022. Most new teachers in Texas are being certified through alternative certification programs rather than traditional college- or university-based educator preparation programs. This trend has helped recruit talented professionals from all walks of life to fill vacancies in classrooms all over the state, but there may be an overlooked market that could help address this problem and others: veterans.
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