How Can We Solve the Talent Crisis? Insights From ISM Research

2022-11-10

Are teachers really leaving independent schools? We’ll share our latest research and our recommendations regarding faculty trends. The statistics are staggering. Roughly 35% fewer college students are pursuing teacher preparation programs. About 50% of all new teachers will leave the profession within their first five years. In the 2021–22 school year, less than 60% of job openings were filled with new hires. All arrows point to a teacher talent crisi...

Are teachers really leaving independent schools? We’ll share our latest research and our recommendations regarding faculty trends.

The statistics are staggering.

Roughly 35% fewer college students are pursuing teacher preparation programs.
About 50% of all new teachers will leave the profession within their first five years.
In the 2021–22 school year, less than 60% of job openings were filled with new hires.

All arrows point to a teacher talent crisis—but are independent schools experiencing the same trends as their public or charter school counterparts?

Join this webinar to hear ISM’s latest research on the state of the teacher crisis—whether you should worry, what teachers shared with us, and what we anticipate for the future.

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