| Shortages of qualified teachers |
 61% |
| State of the economy |
49% |
| Competition from Pre-K in public schools |
37% |
| Staff turnover |
26% |
| Lack of work ethic of younger hires |
25% |
| Pressure from parents to teach more academics |
24% |
| Decreases in public subsidies |
24% |
| Children with challenging behavior |
23% |
| Move to require teachers to have a BA |
23% |
| Lack of subsidies for middle class parents with kids |
20% |
