Teacher Shortages and the Challenge of Retention: Practices That Make School Systems and Cultures More Attractive and Empowering - Hardcoverby Barbara J. Smith (Author) Teacher Shortage and the Challenge of Retention was written to address the need to transform many teaching conditions in schools today. Author Biography Barbara J. Smith has a depth of experiences in education that include over four decades as a teacher, principal, teacher educator, school founder, and board member in public, international, independent and charter schools. Smith is committed to serious change in schools