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Some NC Teachers Won't Be Back This Fall

By Liz Schlemmer,

Will Michaels

Published August 18, 2022 at 6:00 AM EDT

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Teachers are leaving in large numbers in some North Carolina school districts. They say they’ve been working with low pay and high expectations for years. But when the pandemic put their routines on pause, they had time to think about their priorities.

Host Liz Schlemmer spoke with three teachers this summer who decided they will not return this fall.

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Liz Schlemmer

Liz Schlemmer is WUNC's Education Reporter, covering preschool through higher education. Email: lschlemmer@wunc.org

Will Michaels

Will Michaels is WUNC's Weekend Host and Reporter.