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.
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An equity decision: Which teachers choose to teach which students?
New research looks into how teachers select or are selected into positions based on their preferences and those of the...
New from Illinois: Whether and where teacher shortages exist, and how states can tell
New research from Illinois reiterates that the nature of the teacher shortage problem is one of inequity.
Teacher prep matters; let’s start acting like it
Policymakers are overlooking teacher prep as a critical force in promoting teacher quality and better outcomes for students.
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Teacher layoffs may be coming. How do districts decide who to let go?
An analysis of layoff policies in 148 of the largest U.S. school districts explores how they may impact the teacher...
What do NASA scientists, historians, and strong readers have in common? Content knowledge
I was recently reading a NASA article with my 12-year-old child about the dynamics of flight and was struck by...
Teachers and students win from video-based professional coaching
Providing teachers with feedback—through a medium that allows them to explicitly see how they responded to various scenarios—could help teachers...
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.
Planning time may help mitigate teacher burnout—but how much planning time do teachers get?
A look at how the nation's largest districts address planning and collaboration time for elementary and secondary teachers
Forging a path to a better place: A look back at the most widely read Teacher Quality Bulletin posts of 2022
The most-read Teacher Quality Bulletin posts of 2022 reflect the questions, overturned assumptions, and trade-offs that face education leaders.
A look back on how school districts are preparing for the years ahead
The most popular District Trendline posts of 2022, with topics ranging from pay increases for substitutes to building a positive...
Teaching reading is brain science
What many still don't recognize is that teachers' reading instruction changes the wiring in children's brains.
Are some teachers more effective than others at teaching students with disabilities?
Every family sends their child off to school, hoping the teacher will effectively meet their child's unique needs.
Making the most of who you have: Academic and behavioral gains from repeat teachers
A new study finds sizable gains for students when they are assigned to a teacher for the second time.
Measuring “good” teaching is complicated
Since "good" teaching is so multifaceted, it requires multiple measures to capture its complexity.
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