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Originally Posted by Qbot2640
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In a conversation with our Regional Director (NC) I learned that we almost lost 10 teams this year, but 7 of those were convinced to continue. The reason cited was not economic conditions, but rather the state's treatment of teachers (key mentors of those teams choosing to leave the state or leave the teaching profession). I'm wondering if any other states are experiencing similar problems.
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The teacher strike in Ontario is the most obvious example of teacher/government relationships affecting FRC teams, but the general story of school systems in the country not respecting FIRST even at the same level as non-football sports (wrestling, volleyball) has a very big effect on the potential of FIRST teams. While I don't know if it's a topic for discussion here or not, the problems with running a program like FIRST at its various levels and stages isn't as often money as it is people.