A Growing Teacher Shortage in Tennessee

 Tennessee Education Report notes:

Nashville’s NewsChannel5 is reporting that more than 1 in 5 Tennessee teachers want to leave the profession. The teachers in a survey conducted by Professional Educators of Tennessee (PET) indicated that low morale caused by low pay and lack of support is driving the exodus from the profession. The story notes that while teachers are leaving the field, there is a serious shortage of new teachers waiting to replace them.

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Phillips Pushes Teacher Pay Raise

Sumner County teachers could see a $4000 boost in pay in the 2020-21 school year if a proposal from Director of Schools Del Phillips wins the support of the Sumner County Commission.

Phillips presented the plan at a study session of the Sumner County School Board on August 6th. He plans to take it to the Sumner County Commission Budget Committee on August 12th.

The move would bring Sumner County teacher pay in line with surrounding counties such as Williamson, Rutherford, Robertson, and Wilson.

Currently, teachers in Sumner lag behind teachers in those communities in pay.

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