Data shows surge in Central Texas teacher, school staff resignations

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Data from the Austin Independent School District shows a surge in resignations from teachers and support staff, including bus operators and food service workers.
This after more than two years of challenges ranging from the pandemic to a flurry of new laws and proposed legislation impacting classrooms across the state.In December, Bronwyn Merritt resigned from her position as a fifth-grade math teacher in Austin after more than a decade as an educator.“Education has n