Speaking as a former teacher, this is also the result of the increasing stresses in the profession. The pattern for the last couple decades has been to continually load teachers with more responsibilities while providing less support, and many who are trying to enter the profession are burning out and switching to other jobs. I can’t imagine many of those graduates would want to come back without a significant increase in compensation or a change in the culture.

Welp, better lower the taxes on the wealthy some more, then. Surely it will help this time

“In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.”

• Anatole France