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>> im sure for some people it has. i think the old stressors are still there. workload, classroom responsibilities, pay, feeling like they dont get enough support from leadership. those things have been present for a long time. these are obviously new stressors for this profession. just for all professions nationwide, we have a reduction right now in the united states in the overall labor participation rate. im sure the teaching profession is not immune from that. i think its probably part of it...

Educational experience in your classroom, its too high. i think its appropriate for leaders to go out and say, you know what? we dont need to legislate all of this. there are other ways to manage this instead of creating legal threats on teachers for just doing their jobs. >> both of you -- >> i think of all -- >> go ahead, scott. >> theres a lot of voices involved in these schools. the people that i actually trust the moment are the teachers and the parents. they are the ones the most directly ...

There is a real risk the plan will just see more good intentions and little concrete action, writes Pasi Sahlberg

Incentivize teachers to come back in, provide bonuses, bring teachers back out of retirement without affecting their benefits, using the federal dollars, but long-term solutions are also needed. in tennessee, we have an apprenticeship program that provides pathway for students to become teachers and nevada, i saw in high school, high school students learning to become teachers and theyre going to be going to unlv to get their degree and go back to the same community that served them. >> in flori...

We cant do it by trying to find shortcuts, and devaluing the profession even more, and thats what this really does. >> and these are all the longer term solutions, youre talking about culture and pay and funding. what fixes it for this school year? >> so here in florida, we have a primary election next tuesday. the first thing we can do is ask every candidate running for office, what are they going to do to address the massive teacher and staff shortage in the state of florida. from school board...

Amazing sacrifices for our country to ensure our freedom and to keep us safe, but lets be real, currently veterans come into schools here in florida, they go through the standards that we would expect. as a parent myself, i want to make sure that the teachers in front of my daughter are teachers who are highly trained, well credentialed and are getting the support they need to ensure that my daughter and every other child is getting the education they deserve and need, and so i really think this...

South Carolina and Iowa State professors: Lack of respect drives turnover of existing teachers and discourages people from considering the profession.

States have recently focused their efforts to reduce the nation’s teacher shortage by promoting strategies that “remove or relax barriers to entry” to quickly bring new people into the teaching profession.

Henry Tran’s profile on The Conversation

Looser requirements for teacher certification don’t fix teachers’ problems, which are low pay, high workload and lack of respect.