How Districts And States Are Addressing Teacher Turnover

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How districts and states are addressing teacher turnover

By Lisa Lachlan-Haché, Lois Kimmel, Cheryl Krohn, Dawn Dolby and Tammie Causey-Konaté

Categories: Collaboration, Reaching all students, System leadership

February 2023

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