As the UFT announcement about losing teachers to the suburbs on March 12 shows, it’s too bad the city doesn’t care about retaining teachers. They want people who will only stick around for a few years and move on without ever earning a decent salary or a pension.

Gary Malone, JHS 189, Queens
(via Facebook)

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Your article “UFT report shows exodus of experienced teachers” [March 6 issue] was predicted by many of the rank-and-file teachers during the Bloomberg years.

Teachers are leaving due to the following:

1. Constant abuse from supervisors.

2. Lack of consequences for students who are behavior problems.

3. Tons of mindless paperwork that is filed and then never read.

Robert Provenza, retired