Surveys still show public admiration for nurses and teachers and, after the terror attacks of 9/11, firefighters. Some wonder who will pick up the slack, as more young people avoid public service careers. Financial security is down,” said Elizabeth Linos, a behavioral scientist and public management scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, who studies public workers. That bashing has grown to include unions that represent public servants, teachers included. Attracting young people to public service fields can be a challenge.

Source: ABC News May 12, 2021 05:03 UTC