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  The ASU Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College’s annual Strategic School Staffing Summit earlier this month highlighted a collection of potential solutions to the teacher shortage, but the question remains if any will incentivize teachers enough to commit to the classroom long term.
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[–] reddig33 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Is “pay them more” on that brainstorming list?

[–] melechric 8 points 9 months ago

"We've tried nothing, and we're all out of ideas."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

No kidding. I'd love to leave the tech industry to teach the next generation in the midst of the AI revolution - I'd think I have lots to offer in that department.

However, doing so would be a one-way ticket to poverty land no matter the district.