EPIC IN THE NEWS
High teacher turnover is hurting Michigan’s most vulnerable students
DATE: March 28, 2021
Idriss Saleh hasn’t forgotten his freshman year teachers at Universal Academy, but he’s not sure they remember him.
By the time his senior year began this fall, he had outlasted all seven of those teachers. Saleh worked hard to maintain a 3.9 GPA and applied to an ambitious list of colleges. But he worries that he isn’t ready for college coursework, thanks in part to an unrelenting drumbeat of teachers leaving his school.
“Even though I worked hard to get to where I am, I feel like I’m still at a disadvantage entering college,” he said.
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