‘Stretched Thin’: Superintendent Survey Highlights Concerns with Teacher Burnout, Learning Loss

Chalkbeat Colorado | Erica Meltzer

“Our teachers and staff are stretched thin, and we can’t offer them any relief… The emotional stress our teachers and especially our leaders are under is vast, and I don’t know how long we can endure.”

According to a survey of 140 statewide superintendents, conducted by the Colorado Education Initiative, teachers and students are feeling unprecedented stress in the 2020-21 school year.

Erica Meltzer of Chalkbeat Colorado examines the survey results and discusses how they will inform state officials’ decision-making when providing support to schools.

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