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Personnel, HR, unions

Here’s a new way for your teachers to get innovative projects funded

When a teacher in New Castle County, Delaware, had to get reading materials to her English learners during the lockdown in 2020, she used a brand new funding tool to turn her car into a bookmobile.

Other forces are working against K-12 leaders who are scrambling to hire

While many districts are giving teachers raises to combat staff shortages, more administrators are now having to make difficult decisions, including laying off teachers and shutting down buildings.

Rating the raises: Where does your state rank for teacher salary growth?

The confluence of funding surpluses and economic turbulence is freeing some district leaders to raise teachers’ salaries while others impose layoffs.

Is teacher pay in your state providing educators with a living wage?

The rising cost of living during the pandemic is “undoing all the gains” for teacher salaries over the previous two years, says a recent analysis

9 ways principals are restoring teacher morale after challenging years

Nearly all principals and administrators say teachers are more stressed-out than ever. Staffing shortages and teacher morale rank as higher concerns than even learning loss.

Is your state a leader—or is it lagging behind—in paying first-time teachers?

Starting teacher salaries have sunk to their lowest levels since the Great Recession at the same time many district leaders are scrambling for new recruits to fill vacant classrooms. 
Thu May 5th, 2022

Ranking all 50 states on highest teacher pay shows the pinch of inflation

Districts are awash in COVID relief funding but the inflation fueled by the pandemic means the power of teacher salaries has declined over the past 10 years.
Thu May 5th, 2022

Teachers may be leaving, but it’s not inevitable

Looking at campuses where teachers aren’t leaving in droves offers us strategies for circumventing a “Great Resignation” within education.
Wed May 4th, 2022

4 promising strategies to help retain your best teachers

One way to address nationwide teacher shortages is to keep them from leaving the profession. Here's how.
Wed May 4th, 2022

It’s still teacher appreciation week! Here are dozens of ways to celebrate

During a time of staff shortages, some of the things teachers want can be achieved by district leaders. But they also have requests that require political activism.

Tue May 3rd, 2022

Teachers are receiving big raises in many districts. Can you keep up?

A message to K-12 leaders who are worried about sharing a shrinking pool of teachers with other districts: some states and school systems are giving out historic salary increases.

Wed Apr 27th, 2022