At the local research site, school leaders face high teacher attrition rates resulting in teaching positions being filled with less experienced teachers, a redistribution of teachers to other classrooms, an increase in class sizes and resources being redirected to address disruptions to learning. Nationally, the ratio of teacher hires to teacher job openings reached new lows and in 2021, the ratio of teacher hires to teacher job openings stood at 0.57 hires for every open position. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to understand what influences teachers to stay in or leave the profession so that educator leaders have the information they need to reduce attrition. The conceptual framework used for this study was Herzberg et al.'s (1959) motivation-hygiene theory that includes factors essential for creating and sustaining a satisfactory workplace. The research questions addressed what influences teachers to stay in or leave the profession and data was collected through semistructured interviews of 12 teachers with the criteria they were teaching full-time at high-needs elementary campuses. Through teacher interviews and a review of extant literature, attributes, characteristics, and assumptions associated with teacher attrition were identified. Through the use of an inductive approach, concepts and themes emerged and were then categorized following a naturalistic paradigm where meaning was constructed by the teachers in this study. Conclusions drawn as a result of this study were that teachers perceived support and efficacy influenced them to stay in the profession and perceived a promulgation of a testing culture and a lack of support from educator leaders influenced them to leave the profession. Based on this study's results, an educator leader workshop was developed that has the potential to promote positive social change by giving educator leaders the information they need to reduce teacher attrition. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]