flat affect, poor attention, and poverty of speech are examples of this.

In addition, the fact that the shortage is distributed so unevenly among students of different socioeconomic backgrounds challenges the U.S. The teacher shortage makes it more difficult to build a solid reputation for teaching and to professionalize it, which further contributes to perpetuating the shortage. Lack of sufficient, qualified teachers and staff instability threaten students’ ability to learn and reduce teachers’ effectiveness, and high teacher turnover consumes economic resources that could be better deployed elsewhere.

Why it matters: A shortage of teachers harms students, teachers, and the public education system as a whole.

When indicators of teacher quality (certification, relevant training, experience, etc.) are taken into account, the shortage is even more acute than currently estimated, with high-poverty schools suffering the most from the shortage of credentialed teachers. What this report finds: The teacher shortage is real, large and growing, and worse than we thought. This report is the first in a series examining the magnitude of the teacher shortage and the working conditions and other factors that contribute to the shortage.

Flat affect, poor attention, and poverty of speech are examples of this.