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85% of district leaders say lack of applicants driving teacher shortages

September 13, 2022

Via: K-12 Dive
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A lack of job applicants is the top reason for the ongoing educator shortage, according to a survey released Monday by AASA, The School Superintendents Association.

Among the 910 responses from district leaders, AASA found 84.7% said the educator shortage is driven by districts not receiving enough applications. Additional leading factors cited include teacher turnover (56.5%), a desire for better pay (54.4%), staff leaving the profession or retiring (53.7%), the politicization of the teaching profession (46.7%) and educator burnout (45.2%).

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