The summer is over, schools are back, and the data is in: ChatGPT is mainly a tool for cheating on homework.

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OpenAI has offered teachers a guide on how to use ChatGPT in the classroom as the back-to-school season begins.

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'I quit teaching because we do so much unpaid work outside of working hours': Former teachers share the jobs they got after burning out

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These former educators left teaching for jobs that offered more resources and support.

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I moved to Japan to teach on a US military base. The whole experience cost me thousands when the job didn't work out.

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Brianna Stultz in Okinawa, Japan.

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I left my teaching job and went to Costco. I thought I'd only work there temporarily, but now I've climbed its corporate ladder and make more money — I feel safe here.

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Maggie Perkins started working at her local Costco after she felt burned out as a teacher. Now she's a corporate trainer in Costco's marketing department.

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A teacher said she was fired from a Texas school after 20 years and 'treated like a criminal' for attending a drag show

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Hamburger Mary burger franchise in Orlando is pictured on Wednesday, July 29, 2020,

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How to 'quiet quit,' from a former teacher who did it for 2 years so she could enjoy a better life while still getting a paycheck

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Ron DeSantis and the Florida GOP want to make it harder for public-sector unions to collect dues — with exceptions for police and firemen

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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I left teaching after 5 years because the long hours, low pay, and constant stress were unsustainable. I finally feel like I have my life back again.

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Mahala Kuehne says she still experiences her favorite parts of teaching in her current job at a nonprofit, just without the stress and burnout.

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I quit my job as a teacher after 6 years to work in tech sales. I make $20,000 more, have greater flexibility in my day, and am so much happier now.

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Holly Acre left teaching after six years for a job in tech sales. She says the difference in her life is "night and day."

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Some schools are switching to the 4-day workweek to bring in and keep teachers, but education officials say it's not a 'magic pill' to fix the educator shortage

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