Some experts warn there are longer-term problems with the teacher pipeline that cannot be solved with emergency substitutes, bonuses and loosened qualifications.
With omicron on the decline, even administrators in states where support for COVID protections have been the highest are now asking for more local control over COVID policy.
Some 55% of educators polled said that they were ready to leave "the profession they love earlier than planned," according to the latest National Education Association member survey.
Though many students are likely to spend most of this school year learning in-person, short-term shifts back to remote instruction could again chip away at the reliability of year-end assessments.
As educators grapple with a new wave of behavioral problems, they should give students space to rebound without lowering expectations, a school counselor says.
