Principals and Teachers Don't Always See Eye To Eye. Can Getting In Sync Reduce Turnover?

COVID-19 pandemic; TEACHERS; SCHOOL principals; TEACHING; TEACHER-principal relationships; SCHOOL environment; WALLACE, Deborah

The article focuses on a survey conducted by the EdWeek Research Center on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on change in views of teachers and principals on teaching. It reports on factors affecting the retention of teachers which include positive school culture, love for students and supportive administrators. It presents views of Deborah Wallace, a psychology teacher at Beebe High School in Arkansas, on the role of principals in maintaining school environment, as of May 2021.