Featured image of post More than 800 Houston ISD teachers say they won't be returning to the classroom next year

More than 800 Houston ISD teachers say they won't be returning to the classroom next year

Houston Teacher’s United tweeted that 1 in 12 teachers in Houston Independent School District have given notice that they won’t be returning next year.

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Houston Teacher’s United tweeted that 1 in 12 teachers in Houston Independent School District have given notice that they won’t be returning next year.

Highlights

  • More than 800 Houston ISD teachers say they won’t be returning to the classroom next year.
  • Houston Teacher’s United tweeted that 1 in 12 teachers in Houston Independent School District have given notice that they won’t be returning next year.
  • The number of new applicants for HISD teacher positions is up 40% over this time last year.
  • FOX 26 looked at the Harris County school district’s career openings, and as of May 13th, there are 836 job openings for certified teachers.
  • The district says 93% of HISD teachers reported that they plan to continue teaching with HISD in the fall.
  • More than 8,000 teachers joined Commit: HISD, an incentive program through which they committed to teach in HISD for at least three more years.