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Those Who Stay
TLDR
Essays on retention as a decision rather than a default: owning your own data, refusing the idea that progress means leaving, and taking place and relationship seriously.
Data coach and school leader Lydia Saffery writes from a Hawaii high school about the systems that shape schools — using data to support teachers rather than shame them, why good teachers are expected to leave after an achievement, and what it means to choose to stay in the place you come from.
Visit thosewhostay.substack.com ↗- Best for
- teachers and leaders thinking about retention, data use and what keeps people in a community
- Audience
- Teachers · School Leaders
- Grade band
- High
- Last reviewed
- October 28, 2026