Reply #4: There are a lot of early retirements this year.

[femmocrat]

A lot of districts (not ours, though!) are offering retirement incentives to get rid of veteran teachers so they can hire newbies at half the cost. I would go too, if they would offer an "incentive" (i.e., health care) to early retirees.

However, many districts are not replacing veterans in order to downsize staff and costs. There will be increased class size and program cuts next year.