加强教育人才培养,支持有志教育工作者
截至2022年2月, 一共有335人,000 fewer public-school educators in our nation than before the pandemic; the shortage of Black and Latino teachers is especially pronounced. 事实上, 从交通运输到餐饮服务,教育领域的所有工作类别都存在人员短缺.
在2022年的调查中, 55%的恩颐投资成员表示,他们考虑提前离开自己热爱的职业,因为他们感到不知所措,得不到支持.
这些短缺已经存在了几十年,现在在数学等领域已经达到危机水平, 科学, 特殊教育, 双语教育. 教育工作者热爱他们的工作——他们只是需要更多的支持来追求他们对教学的热情, 指导, 支持学生.
Solutions include increasing pay and benefits; creating grow-your-own programs to recruit and prepare educators to teach and work in their local communities; fully funding teacher residency programs; and providing high-quality professional development for all educators.