School districts react to NBC6/Telemundo 51 survey NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

The NBC6 and Telemundo 51 annual teacher survey tackles a wide range of topics from salaries and class sizes to school safety and the impact of social media. This year, close to 1,000 South Florida educators participated, sharing their insights on what it’s like to be a teacher in South Florida.

“I think it’s great for the public,” said Karla Hernandez-Mats, president of United Teachers of Dade. 

Hernandez-Mats said the informal survey was a useful tool.

“As an educator and as a person that deals with schools on a daily basis, we know when we have the pulse of what our teachers are feeling,” she said. “But it’s great to talk about this in a broader sense and make sure that the community also understands how we feel.”

Both unions helped NBC6 by sending out the survey, but they had no say in the questions asked.

“People don’t want to leave this profession,” said Anna Fusco, the president of the Broward Teachers Union. “They love our students.”

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