The stats contributing to teacher shortages are glaring: the average teacher salary is so low in 38 states that even some mid-career educators qualify for government benefits based on income.
Aspiring principals are getting more training on supporting diverse learners but still lack job-based learning opportunities such as internships and mentoring, a new analysis finds.
Increasing the capacity of its school leaders, expanding academic programming and nurturing positive school climates have been driving forces behind the improvements in three districts.
While the safety of educators and students is a concern that plays a part in teacher recruiting and retention, several other factors related to teacher recruitment and compensation need to be addressed, experts say.
With the specter of state control looming, Boston Public Schools is being sharply criticized for failing to "carry out basic operational functions," among other problems with equity and educating at-risk students.
K-12 leaders have been eager to learn more about the college-career-life readiness indicators that let Coxsackie-Athens Central School District students track their growth.
The Biden Administration—calling teacher shortages one of education's most "critical challenges"—is urging district leaders, higher education and states to collaborate to move more student-teachers into classrooms to speed K-12's recovery from the pandemic.
The influx of one-time federal K-12 funding provides a unique opportunity to rethink how we organize resources so all high school students are well served
