"Authentic, appropriate and timely, When Teachers Stay both validates educator voices while speaking directly to school leaders. Through the presentation of anecdotal evidence and research, Hughes explains what can be done to address teacher retention within school settings." Kanoe Bunney, PhD , Professor of Education, Linn Benton Community College " When Teachers Stay: Cultivating Resilient Teaching Communities is a wonderful contribution at a most important time. This book is written at a time when questions of staying power and resilience are needed to meet the challenges of this ambiguous and uncertain time. Michelle has the heart of an artist combined with the practicality of an exceptional school leader. She provides an excellent critical analysis of the meaning of resilience as she integrates the work of others with her research in the field. She shows how to sustain the values of a school culture through agile and thoughtful processes that develop a community of educators built for resilience." Bena Kallick , Co-Director, The Institute for Habits of Mind "As life in our schools becomes more uncertain by the day, this book promotes a return to the joy we felt when we entered the education profession.

Through compelling conversations with a wide array of educators, soulful reflections and invitations for the reader to reflect and act, When Teachers Stay elegantly unpacks a series of resilience intentions which include curiosity, collegiality, celebration and support. Hughes has provided school leaders a book for our times." David Levine , Founder/Director, Teaching Empathy Institute.