ATLANTA — Educators in Georgia’s public schools blame long work hours, low pay and misbehaving and even violent students for teacher shortages that undermine education, says the latest annual workforce survey from the largest teacher association in Georgia.

Two-thirds of the 3,400 school district employees surveyed online in May by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE), 70% of them classroom teachers, reported feeling burned out, with a quarter reporting a major teacher shortage at their school.

The survey, which includes responses from all but three of the state’s 180 school districts, is the latest in a string of grim reports from the organization, which is again calling on state government to increase funding.

Among the most ominous findings: 8% reported deliberate

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