When Jake Miller quit teaching last March, he was teaching eighth grade history in the Cumberland Valley School District. Over his 15-year career, Miller taught several subjects in 6th to 12th grade classrooms. But it wasn’t just the 50 percent increase in salary he got when he left teaching, there were several other reasons. And these are issues teachers are facing everyday.

When Jake Miller quit teaching last March, he was teaching eighth grade history in the Cumberland Valley School District. Over his 15-year career, Miller taught several subjects in 6th to 12th grade classrooms. But it wasn’t just the 50 percent increase in salary he got when he left teaching, there were several other reasons. And these are issues teachers are facing everyday.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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