FETC 2023: Expert Strategies on Combatting Burnout and Improving Teacher Retention
Teacher retention is anticipated to become one of the biggest challenges in K–12 education in 2023. Educators are leaving the profession in droves, with numerous states facing severe teacher shortages heading into the 2022-2023 school year.
In the past two years, job dissatisfaction among educators has increased sharply, according to data from an American Federation of Teachers survey. In June 2022, 79 percent of educators were dissatisfied with their jobs, compared with 45 percent in June 2020.
The growing concern was palpable at the Future of Education Technology Conference, where attendees…