Why teachers are leaving and what we can do about it.

TEACHER retention; TEACHERS; TEACHER attitudes; SPECIAL education teachers; SELF-efficacy in teachers; MENTAL health services; PRESCHOOL teachers

Teacher preparation and teacher retention: Examining the relationship for beginning STEM teachers. As one teacher shared, "Morale is very low due to teachers quitting en masse and administrators not working as hard or as many hours as teachers and other staff." Teachers weigh in To better understand the experiences of teachers at the conclusion of a second full year of teaching during a pandemic, we surveyed teachers nationwide in early May 2022. If policy makers and school leaders across the United States do not find ways to support the talented teachers already in the classroom, they might watch those teachers leave for greener pastures outside of the classroom. [Extracted from the article]

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