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Teach Plus urges pilot programs and strategic staffing to stem teacher attrition
Summary
Teach Plus senior fellows told the House Education Committee that strategic staffing pilots, coaching and in‑classroom leadership roles could retain teachers and improve student outcomes; they urged state‑level pilot funding and local design flexibility.
Dr. Simone Stankler and Jill Weller Riley of Teach Plus presented research and practical examples of "strategic staffing" models that aim to keep strong teachers in classrooms while expanding their impact through collaboration, coaching and differentiated roles.
"Teacher attrition hovers around 7% for the last several years," Stankler said, arguing recruitment alone is insufficient and that improving…
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