KISD Teachers Clock 52-Hour Workweeks: New Audit Reveals Startling Time Crunch

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[{"selector":"#anim-6ca20e9e-a552-4cd7-b220-80a453bee1b9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-883bfa42-db10-491f-93ca-f078dc9411ae","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.00000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fcf3bc3d-3036-489f-bc8c-d43fa50ae603","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5015407f-3a55-4221-b074-615aff898c05","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-39f9abe8-b5c1-4e37-b27e-b8733771621c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] A whopping 86% of KISD educators view their workload as a serious problem - how does this impact classroom performance? Photo Source: Manor Middle School - Killeen ISD (Facebook)

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[{"selector":"#anim-a119b5e9-f839-476b-a98f-7c78be54a046","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df291136-05fa-4c7f-af69-7fe9ca2fc2a8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.00000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d92a5eb5-cfca-40f5-a79e-407608cf9a1f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c59b3ea3-a6e0-4518-8735-a08d7ca24349","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.87342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-76b0a433-6fe3-4ecf-9c06-36b992ce05ad","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Y.E.S. program aims to provide well-rounded education with a focus on reading - will it ease teacher workload? Photo Source: Manor Middle School - Killeen ISD (Facebook)

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KISD Teachers Clock 52-Hour Workweeks: New Audit Reveals Startling Time Crunch

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