COVID threatens statewide teacher crisis – One Illinois

The poll of 1,317 members, or about 1 percent of the 135,000 educators and staff who make the IEA the state’s largest education union, found that — just when asked about the school environment this year in the pandemic — 22 percent said they are considering quitting, with 12 percent saying they don’t want to be a teacher anymore, and 10 percent saying they’re considering early retirement.