“The ongoing staffing challenges facing Wisconsin’s schools continue to be rooted in retention,” the state’s Department of Public Instruction wrote. “The data suggests that if Wisconsin could retain its educators, along with more completers of educator preparation programs, this would significantly address the shortages schools are experiencing.”
Only 55% of public-school teachers – and 46% of teachers in special education – had remained in their original jobs after seven years, according to the report.
State Superintendent Jill Underly, who is running for re-election, called the turnover rate “alarming” and “a recipe for educator burnout.”
