A nationally representative survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. K-12 teachers — conducted by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation as part of the Teaching for Tomorrow study — finds that six in 10 U.S. teachers have given birth to or adopted a child during their time as a teacher; however, nearly 60% of those teachers say their school did not grant them any paid parental leave, and about one in five took no leave at all. Recent changes to paid family leave policies in many U.S. states appear to be driving more teachers to take longer periods of time off after having children, with more of that time covered by paid leave policies.
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