© 2007 The Happy Teacher Campaign
School districts around the country are struggling to recruit teachers and to keep the ones they have.
Low pay, heavy workloads, lack of control, and a sense of alienation from the decision- making process contribute to the teacher shortage.
Many teachers cope by transferring to different schools, changing school districts, quitting the profession, and staying, but at times becoming very disgruntled employees.
When teachers are unhappy, who loses?