Editing Education in the United States (section)

==== Solutions to the Teacher Shortage ====
To lessen the teacher shortage, educational institutions need to lower the turnover rate while keeping the [[Teacher retention|retention]] rate of teachers steady. Researchers have found that teachers who have a better ability to regulate their emotional state are less prone to burnout and find more job satisfaction within the teaching profession.<ref name=":6" /> Educators who have a higher ability to recognize their own emotions, regulate them, and recognize them in others may be less likely to [[Teacher burnout|burnout]], and therefore better suited for the teaching profession.<ref name=":6" /> If potential educators recognize these qualities within themselves before they enter the profession, it may improve retention rates. Support systems for educators within schools are also important to retain teachers and prevent burnout. Studies have found that teachers in high poverty schools who also have strong relationships with administrators and mentors are more incentivized to stay at a school than teachers at low poverty schools with sub-par relationships within the school community.<ref name=":4" />Teachers with positive support systems and community within their profession are less likely to leave the profession.<ref name=":4" /> Teachers with mentors, or more senior teachers and administrators who are available resources for advice and support also have been found to lower teacher attrition rates.<ref name=":4" /> A study done with high schoolers also found that societies in which teachers are held in higher respect have a higher retention and lower attrition rate.<ref name=":3" />