Workplace Flexibility Fuels Teacher Morale

Workplace Flexibility Fuels Teacher Morale

Dec 15, 2025, 4:13 PM

(from EdWeek) Education Week’s 2025 State of Teaching survey found teacher morale rising nationwide. Teachers at an EdWeek forum said that flexibility in the workplace can matter as much to educators as compensation. Studies find teachers tend to have higher job satisfaction and lower turnover in schools with more tenured principals. Longer-established leaders get better at hiring teachers who will stick around, too. 

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