There's been a lot of buzz in the media about the mental and emotional impact school shutdowns have had on parents and students, but very little attention paid to the impact on educators. Prior to Covid-19, the educational community has been struggling to retain teachers and attract new ones. Now, more than ever, classrooms are in crisis. On this episode, Cristina Buss, a principal at a continuation high school in Davis, California, discusses the mental, emotional, and financial load teachers have to carry, how the stressors of the pandemic have revealed societal breaking points, and why some teachers are leaving. 

“I have learned, in my time as an administrator and especially this year, that focusing on keeping teachers--I wouldn't even say happy; I would say sane, alive, mentally stable--keeping teachers okay is one of the most student-centered things you can do, because if teachers are not okay, the students are not okay.” --Cristina Buss