Two factors not mentioned are likely behind it, in my opinion Long Covid took me out of the work force, and according to the CDC, 3.4% had it at the time of th

Two factors not mentioned are likely behind it, in my opinion Long Covid took me out of the work force, and according to the CDC, 3.4% had it at the time of the survey.[1] According to Brookings, up to 4 million people are out of the work force because of it.[2] My strong personal opinion is that teachers got handed a pile of shit when Covid started, their workload went through the roof with remote learning, then mixed learning, etc. Teachers usually spend a large part of their first year sick, one can only imagine that the threat of Covid variants is far worse. Those that could swing it at all have left teaching for good. [1] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db480.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db480.htm [2] https://www.brookings.edu/articles/new-data-shows-long-covid-is-keeping-as-many-as-4-million-people-out-of-work/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/new-data-shows-long-covid...