It’s easy to understand teacher turnover in Alaska

By: R. Brett Stirling

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 434

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Recently, the State Board of Education heard a report about teacher turnover in the state. Unsurprisingly, rates of turnover have increased since the pandemic. The authors of the report plan to conduct a survey to determine why teachers leave. I’ll save them some time. If you were treated in your job the way teachers are in theirs, you’d leave too.

As in any job, teachers want to be successful. They want their students to …

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