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The reasons why people do not become teachers are not the same reasons why people leave the classroom.
Declining interest in the teacher profession and recent Trump administration budget cuts pose challenges to developing a diverse educator workforce.
Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.
Pay is important not only in recruiting teachers, but also in ensuring they stay.
The pandemic led many teachers to leave their jobs − a trend that could continue if education leaders don’t address issues that affect morale.
LGBT+ teachers need training and support for the challenges they are likely to face.
We know the teacher shortage is a problem, all around the country, at all year levels. But beyond this, it is hard to get specific details.
Australia’s education ministers have asked their departments to come up with a new plan to address the teacher shortage by December.
Difficulties in attracting and retaining teachers have a lot to do with the conditions they find themselves working in. Here are 3 ways to develop a school system that’s fairer and better for all.
The first challenge is to attract new teachers, the second is to keep them. More pay might help with recruitment, but research suggests we need to look at the conditions of work to stem the losses.
Newly qualified teachers who aren’t involved in a good induction program are more likely to leave the profession within their first five years of teaching. And most don’t get these inductions.
Teacher turnover is higher among Black and Latino teachers than white teachers. An education policy expert explains what schools can do to reverse the trend.
Our top-scoring students aren’t choosing to become teachers, and that has flow-on effects for the students who come after them.
In our research, we offer teachers the chance to hone their skills in their teaching discipline, such as art. Those part of the program say it makes them better teachers, and more likely to stay.
Gratitude for and celebrating of the accomplishments of teachers is essential to keeping them motivated and engaged in the profession.
The continuing decline in the numbers of male primary school teachers suggests more attention needs to be placed on retaining those already in the profession.
As Canada’s French language teachers flee the profession, online Professional Learning Communities promise to reverse this trend, stimulating creativity, camaraderie and leadership.
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