Teachers

Many teachers thought 2021 was going to be a better school year than 2020, but a lot have found it to be harder as students are struggling to catch-up after a year of remote and hybrid learning.

The district will vote next week on whether to add two new holidays to the calendar and give teachers a minimum of one day off per month.

Teachers report being spread thin by the demands of remote learning and exhausted by the constant health concerns.

Educators tell NPR that the stress of teaching through the pandemic has affected their health and their personal lives. "It's like nothing I've experienced before," one teachers says.

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