Careers at the port range from environmentalist to tug boat captain to welder. But people have to know they exist in order to apply to do them.

A Rand survey finds that 16% of public school principals retired or quit in the 2021-22 school year, more than double the rate from the year before.

Some districts are offering more pay and housing stipends. Others are cutting back, putting a bigger load on remaining teachers.

Their salaries, most negotiated for years at a time, haven’t kept up with sharply rising prices.

It’s up to states to decide if teachers qualify as frontline essential workers, given that they’re able to work remotely.