New report shows Durham Public Schools losing teachers at higher rate than other districts in the state

A recently released report revealed that Durham Public Schools is losing teachers at a higher rate than other districts across the state. Conducted by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the report tracked employment data from each of the state’s local education agency (LEA) from March 2022 through March 2023. It found that 10,376 of the 90,638 teachers employed by North Carolina public and charter schools during that time frame are no longer teaching at a North Carolina public or charter school, giving the state an 11.45% “state attrition...