You Can’t Recruit Your Way Out of a Retention Problem

Why Hiring Alone Won’t Solve Schools’ Staffing Challenges

Following my conversation on the Black Educators Matter: Project 500 Podcast, I contributed an article to the organization’s August 2026 newsletter examining the connection between teacher recruitment, retention, leadership, and workplace culture. The piece offers six practical strategies for helping schools retain talented educators, including strengthening supervision, providing meaningful feedback, addressing concerns early, and creating fair and consistent management practices.