We’ve talked about the research and we’ve talked about what it looks like for school leaders. Now, let’s break down the most common argument in the teacher shortage: pay. Flipping the old argument of “outcome not income” on its head, the fourth episode of Green Apple Pod examines instances where there clearly wasn’t enough pay, when pay wasn’t enough, and the “scarcity mindset” we all need to abandon if we’re going to ebb the flow of the teacher shortage.

Sources:

Oklahoma Department of Education source on teacher attrition.

Opportunity Culture implementation by Public Impact.

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