CAN SOMEONE CHECK THIS FOR PUNCTUATION AND SPELLING PLEASE Another source from the article – ​Teacher Attrition and Retention ​– says that “teachers under the age of 30 are 5.32 times more likely to attrite out of the profession than those just 5 years older.” This is an interesting fact and highlights the issue even more. Even math and science where there is a high demand for teachers can’t seem to hold on to their young educators for very long. If these teachers only stay a year, or two, what effect does this have on the students? They suffer, too. The Department of Justice and the National Education Administration says we spend more than 50% more on inmates in prison per year than on students in schools. Does this make sense? No. If teachers aren’t invested in their profession, education, then we can’t expect kids to be either. With no role model to look up to, a kid might be led into a life of drugs and crime and end up in jail.