Paraprofessionals: Understudied, undercompensated, and in short supply
Little is know about paraprofessionals in the classroom, but a recent study in Washington sheds some much-needed light on these...
For CTE teachers, real-world experience matters
New research examines the impact of career and technical education teachers who entered the profession through different pathways.
Seven strategies school districts are using to increase teacher diversity
Several school district leaders shared how they've accomplished recent gains in building a more diverse teacher workforce.
How Black teachers make a difference
New research digs deeper into the well-documented positive impact that Black teachers have on students' academic and life outcomes.
How many school districts offer paid parental leave?
A review of school districts' parental leave policies and how these policies can help support and retain teachers
Setting sights lower: States back away from elementary teacher licensure tests
Many states are moving to eliminate existing measures of content knowledge for aspiring teachers, citing concerns around possible teacher shortages.
Making Secretary Cardona’s vision for the teaching profession a reality
Beyond the important areas outlined in the Secretary's remarks, we see two big challenges to the goal of access and...
Coming home to teach: Do local grads make better teachers?
Do teachers who return to the district they graduated from have a competitive edge over other beginning teachers?
Building a school climate that makes teachers want to stay
A look at the role that the quality and character of school life plays in teacher success and retention.
A new path to the classroom: What could Registered Apprenticeship mean for teaching?
As the challenge of recruiting a new generation of teachers gains increasing urgency, what's old is being made new again.
Four states working to close the teacher diversity gap
Few areas of teacher policy have received as much overdue attention over the past few years as teacher diversity.
What we know (and don’t know) about pandemic-era teacher shortages
National jobs data suggests the wave of predicted teacher resignations has not come to pass.