A Coming Crisis in Teaching? Teacher Supply, Demand, and Shortages in the U.S.

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The Challenge of Teacher Retention in Urban Schools: Evidence of Variation From a Cross-Site Analysis (2017, positive): “An emerging finding from this literature is that by and large, teachers prefer to teach in schools that have strong school cultures, effective leadership, and supportive colleagues (e.g., Goldhaber, Lavery, & Theobald, 2016; Johnson, Kraft, & Papay, 2012; Ladd, 2011; Sutcher et al., 2016).”
Exploring beginning teachers’ attrition in the Netherlands (2017, result): “This is in line with the report of Sutcher et al. (2016) who contended that in the USA, teachers with little preparation tend to leave at rates two to three times as high as those who have had a comprehensive preparation before they enter.”
Developing Ambitious Mathematics Instruction Through Web-Based Coaching: A Randomized Field Trial (2019, background): “Teacher attrition from STEM subjects is significant (Ingersoll & Perda, 2009), producing shortages for mathematics teacher in many labor markets (Sutcher et al., 2016).”
Teacher wellbeing: a review of the literature (2017, background): “Sutcher et al. (2016) conducted an extensive study throughout the US to determine teacher supply, demands and shortages.”