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- **Posted:** 2026-02-09T19:06:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WMNF Community Radio (@wmnf885) — https://gondola.cc/wmnf885

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👶 The National Council on Teacher Quality, a non-profit research and policy organization, recently released an analysis that has unveiled the disconnect between state polices on paid parental leave and teachers.

The analysis revealed that in Florida an estimated 1,846 out of 155,800 teachers leave the profession due to family reasons. These teachers tend to leave due to the time needed to take care of their own families. The National Council on Teacher Quality advocates for an increase in paid parental leave across the country.

Heather Peske, the President of NCTQ, says that “We are really encouraging access to paid parental leave as one of the ways to support teachers to stay in the classroom.”

By changing the policy from not guaranteeing paid parental leave to giving teachers 12 weeks of it, Florida would give teachers the option to work without choosing work over family. Which, in turn, keeps more teachers from leaving their positions and benefits the students. 

“If we give teachers access to paid parental leave for 12 weeks, what we are doing is attracting and retaining teachers,” says Peske.

This policy is meant to support teachers, and by doing this, students are able to stay with the teachers with whom they have already built a connection. Overall, this policy strengthens the education system and families.

Peske also says NCTQ is “We’re really encouraging a policy that includes fathers, adoptive parents, and foster parents, as well as [non] birthing parents, for 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.”

Providing parental leave should include all types of parents, single parents, adoptive parents, and other non-birthing parents. By having a supportive policy, families, regardless of the parental figure, will be able to build the connection they need without having to worry about job stability.

Do you think paid parental leave should be expanded for teachers? Tell us your thoughts 👇
#WMNF #EducationPolicy #PaidLeave #TeacherSupport #PublicSchools

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