This is a very badly researched article. It reads like a PR piece for the Unions. You would think that there is a dramatic increase in the retirement rate. It has increased but it is still less than 10% which means that there should be no problem coping with the influx of new teachers - IF the school systems are well run.
In addition, what changes are going to cost Ginny Fleck - a 69 year old teacher - $8000 presumably per year? When was Ms Fleck going to retire?
As for the potential double dipping, School Boards and Administrators who allow such behavior need to be replaced pronto. As for poor morale, there needs to be strict enforcement of sick time and attendance policies since this is where poor morale normally shows up.
Scott Bauer, the AP author of this piece, needs to take a course in critical thinking before he writes another story.
it’s AP. critical thinking is not for presstitutes.