Teachers in the US Are Even More Segregated than Students
Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero, writing in a Teacher Diversity in America series for the Brown Center on Education Policy, recently explored the distribution of teachers of color and find that...
View ArticleState Efforts to Solve Teacher Shortages by Strengthening the Profession
Most states have been struggling to address teacher shortages for several years now, often filling the vacuum with underprepared teachers who aren’t able to give children the high-quality learning they...
View ArticleRetaining Teachers: Fostering Conditions Where Talent Thrives
Education Evolving has launched a new blog series focused on the growing problem of teacher turnover, and telling the stories of schools, strategies, programs, and leaders that buck the trend. Teachers...
View ArticleWhy They Leave: The Reasons Teachers Give for Quitting the Profession
Thousands of public school teachers voluntarily leave their jobs each year, hurting student achievement and costing districts billions of dollars to find replacements. Lynnette Mawhinney and Carol...
View ArticleTo Promote Success in Schools, Focus on Teacher Well-being
Writing for the Brookings Institute, Amy Roberts and Helyn Kim explore the importance of teacher well-being for student success. Excerpts of the piece appear below: Without question, teachers are...
View ArticleMay Issue Brief: Effective Teacher Hiring Practices
Every year, schools must hire new teachers to replace the nearly 15 percent who leave annually. But what if schools are doing it wrong? In Core Education’s May issue brief, we explore the data science...
View ArticleTeacher Turnover and the Disruption of Teacher Staffing
Helen Ladd and Lucy Sorensen, writing for the Brookings blog, recently explored the concerns associated with within-school turnover, focusing on the churn in middle school core subject areas. Excerpts...
View ArticleJune Issue Brief: Teacher Retention
Teachers have long been identified as the number one in-school factor that influences student outcomes. Conversely, teacher turnover is correlated with lower student outcomes and contributes to school...
View ArticleExamining Career Trajectories of Black Male Educators in P-12 Education
Through their goal of transforming the teaching profession and increasing the cadre of educators and administrators in P12, the National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY) has partnered...
View Article50-State Comparison: Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Addressing shortages in a state’s teacher labor market can present unique challenges and requires access to comprehensive data and an understanding of available policy levers. To support informed...
View ArticleRetaining Teachers: Fostering Conditions Where Talent Thrives
Over the last year, Education Evolving published a series of blog posts focused on the growing problem of teacher turnover, and uplifting the stories of schools, strategies, programs, and leaders that...
View ArticleIs Listening the Antidote to Teacher Turnover? Research Shows It Could Be
Writing for The 74, Brenda Tanner, a former school administrator and superintendent, explores the promise of gathering valuable information from teachers through customized surveys in order to improve...
View ArticleSchools, Not Teachers, Must Reduce Stress and Burnout—Here’s How
Writing for Edutopia, Sarah Gonser explores how school leaders can help create the conditions for educator health and well-being. Excerpts of the piece appear below: The stress of this disrupted...
View ArticleStress Tops the Reasons Why Public School Teachers Quit
The COVID-19 pandemic has added more stress to an already high-stress profession: American public school teacher. The authors of a new report by RAND share the results of a survey of nearly 1,000...
View ArticlePrincipal Diversity Affects Teacher Diversity
A new study focusing on Missouri and Tennessee shows that principals of color are more likely to hire and retain teachers of color. After five years, having a Black principal leads to a 5 percentage...
View ArticleJuly Issue Brief: Teacher Wellness
Although almost everyone understands the importance of student well-being, there is much less consideration for the well-being of teachers themselves. Healthy educators are more productive, less likely...
View ArticleSmart Money 2.0
The National Council on Teacher Quality recently released a report by Patricia Saenz-Armstrong comparing the salary trajectories of teachers in 90 large school districts across the country. Excerpts...
View ArticleRight From the Start: D.C.’s Groundbreaking Teacher Hiring Strategy
The District of Columbia Public Schools is well-known for its comprehensive teacher-evaluation and performance-based compensation systems. But an equally important component of the district’s work to...
View ArticleRethinking Teacher Certification to Employ K-12 Adjunct Teachers
Recently, AIR published a report from Keri Ingraham, fellow at Discovery Institute, focused on the possibility of using adjunct teachers for K-12 classrooms for limited roles. Excerpts from this...
View ArticleHow to Build Culturally Affirming Schools, According to Over 100 Black Teachers
Recruiting a diverse staff and building a “family-like” school culture are among the key action steps more than 100 Black educators recommend school leaders follow in a recent report released by Teach...
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