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Special Request for Input

on a DKG Research Project:

Where Have All the Teachers Gone?

What Can DKG Do About It?

There is a shortage of teachers – not in every school system or
in every grade or subject area but in enough of these that educators
should be concerned. For a host of reasons, teachers are leaving the
profession. High school and college students are choosing other careers
that seem to pay better and possibly generate less stress. Affluent school
systems and postsecondary institutions are battling with their poorer
neighbors to recruit the best teachers, counselors, and administrators.

In preparation for an article to be published in the Bulletin, the DKG
Editorial Board seeks members’ help in assessing the teacher shortage
across the Society and considering what is being done (and could be done)
by state organizations and chapters to support, mentor, and recruit teachers.
The goal is to collect and share programs and ideas that can be replicated
or adapted by other state organizations, chapters, and communities.

For data collection, state organization and chapter presidents will be asked
to take part in a survey to be disseminated this spring, but individual member
responses are also welcome. If you have questions or wish to submit your ideas,
contact Editorial Board member Dr. Dorrie Powell at powell.dorrie@gmail.com.