{"id":25659,"date":"2025-04-01T08:40:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/?page_id=25659"},"modified":"2025-04-08T15:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:35:51","slug":"why-thrive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/rural-thrive\/why-thrive\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Thrive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id25659_d3fc66-f3{margin-top:-20px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id25659_d3fc66-f3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25659_d3fc66-f3 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25659_d3fc66-f3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:13px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id25659_d3fc66-f3{background-image:linear-gradient(60deg,rgb(8,46,88) 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:45px;line-height:12px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_ecc6af-11\">Rural Thrive: <\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:26px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_fd8ed0-c1\">The Rural Educator Resilience Project<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a\"]{padding-right:135px;padding-left:135px;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:18px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a\"]{padding-right:35px;padding-left:35px;text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_5f4cd8-6a\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\">All rural educators deserve to thrive<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25659_64fc3d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column25659_64fc3d-25 > 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class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image25659_2a3430-38\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Rural-Thrive-Maine-Map.png\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Rural-Thrive-Maine-Map-300x300.png\" alt=\"A map of Maine showing connections between different communities.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Rural-Thrive-Maine-Map-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Rural-Thrive-Maine-Map-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Rural-Thrive-Maine-Map-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/Rural-Thrive-Maine-Map-105x105.png 105w, 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.kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25659_33551a-e3 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25659_33551a-e3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:760px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id25659_33551a-e3 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25659_33551a-e3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25659_33551a-e3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25659_33551a-e3 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_76fead-1e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_76fead-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_76fead-1e\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_76fead-1e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_76fead-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_76fead-1e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_76fead-1e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_76fead-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_76fead-1e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25659_76fead-1e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_76fead-1e\">Educator retention remains a significant challenge across Maine, particularly in rural areas. Retention is important because it is already difficult to recruit new teachers to rural Maine, with only <a href=\"https:\/\/mepri.maine.edu\/files\/2023\/05\/Factors-Driving-Undergraduate-Students-Choice-of-a-College-Major-and-Perceptions-about-Teaching-as-a-Career-Choice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30% of pre-service teacher candidates indicating that they would consider teaching in a rural area<\/a>. While there are many benefits to teaching in rural environments, such as access to the natural environment and smaller class sizes, <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.3102\/0091732X16667700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rural teachers often face challenges<\/a> that can erode long-term desire to teach there such as long commutes, difficulty finding housing, challenges integrating into the community, and professional isolation. Furthermore, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0742051X23000665?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">many Maine educators indicate that they experience secondary stress<\/a> as a result of working with children whose health and emotional needs are being under-served by the state\u2019s rural health system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research has shown&nbsp;that mentoring and support networks can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1747938X22000744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enhance teacher resilience and job satisfaction<\/a>, which are essential for reducing attrition. However, we currently lack a clear understanding of what specific supports are needed by educators at different career stages to establish effective mentorship and support networks in rural settings. Furthermore, while rural areas often share common challenges, the solutions are often place-based and a result of the unique array of assets and advantages available to each community. <strong>Therefore, it is essential that program development happen in concert with Maine teachers, school leaders, and educator preparation programs.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id25659_3ac81a-f0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25659_3ac81a-f0 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25659_3ac81a-f0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:760px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id25659_3ac81a-f0 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25659_3ac81a-f0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25659_3ac81a-f0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25659_3ac81a-f0 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column25659_f752bf-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25659_f752bf-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25659_f752bf-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25659_f752bf-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25659_f752bf-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25659_f752bf-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25659_f752bf-7c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25659_f752bf-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25659_f752bf-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25659_f752bf-7c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Answer<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_da6e72-85, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_da6e72-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_da6e72-85\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_da6e72-85 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_da6e72-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_da6e72-85\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_da6e72-85 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_da6e72-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_da6e72-85\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25659_da6e72-85 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_da6e72-85\">To address this challenge, the Rural Educator Resilience Project is a two-year applied research project designed in concert with school districts and teacher leaders. This project intervenes at three key moments in an educator\u2019s career:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25659_9b12d3-8b:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25659_9b12d3-8b ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25659_9b12d3-8b ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25659_9b12d3-8b ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items25659_9b12d3-8b ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items25659_9b12d3-8b ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{font-size:18px;font-family:forma-djr-micro;font-weight:400;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items25659_9b12d3-8b ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items25659_9b12d3-8b kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-25659_d7b3a5-97 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-25659_d7b3a5-97 kt-svg-icon-list-level-1\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">As early-career teachers (years 1-3)&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-25659_0e08cb-4a .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-25659_0e08cb-4a kt-svg-icon-list-level-1\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">As teacher leaders (mid-career)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-25659_538b4d-d8 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-25659_538b4d-d8 kt-svg-icon-list-level-1\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">As building and district leaders&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5aa347-b3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5aa347-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_5aa347-b3\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5aa347-b3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5aa347-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_5aa347-b3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5aa347-b3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_5aa347-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_5aa347-b3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25659_5aa347-b3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_5aa347-b3\">Supporting educators at these three key points is critical because of role that each plays in&nbsp;supporting student learning, organizational improvement and change, and fostering the conditions that support educator success and preventing attrition from the profession.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_aaa05d-be, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_aaa05d-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_aaa05d-be\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_aaa05d-be mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25659_aaa05d-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25659_aaa05d-be\"] 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