5. Retention is the New Recruitment, with Tonya Olson

Lake Mills Area schools received five times the expected number of applications for an open teaching position. What is going on there that makes the district one that staff want to join and stay in?Subscribe to the School Perceptions blog for information on upcoming live recordings. And visit our website to see what our staff surveys can do for you.LINKS to cited sources in early going:Tuan Nguyen, et al. (2019), "Factors of Teacher Attrition and Retention"Wisconsin Policy Forum (2023), "Revolving Classroom Doors."Tuan Nguyen (2022), "Burned Out and Dissatisfied?" Michael Hartney (2022), How Policies Make Interest GroupsMatt Kraft, et al. (2020), "Teacher Accountability Reforms and the Supply and Quality of New Teachers."Jon Shelton (2017), Teacher Strike! Public Education and the Making of a New American Political OrderBarbara Biasi and Wayne Sandholtz (2025), "The Political Consequences of Controversial Education Reforms: Lessons from Wisconsin's Act 10"