The $800 billion in debt states have accumulated around teacher pensions have become a major roadblock for administrators trying to raise salaries in the classroom.
Only 27% of teachers say it's "very likely" that they'll continue teaching beyond five years. Unfortunately, educators and leaders alike say it's because they don't receive the respect they deserve.
From enrollment declines to changes in teacher pay, a new report sheds light on some of the key characteristics of public schools in each state to showcase the condition of K12 education across the country. For varying reasons, these states stood out.
"Be so bold in your approach to work that you actually invite termination for being so passionate," says Carvalho, superintendent at the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest in the country.
"We're not seeing people come back into the workforce fast enough as they are in other sectors to recover some of those jobs," notes Jim McCoy, senior vice president of talent solutions for ManpowerGroup.
The "Great Resignation" represented a missed opportunity for women in education—or, rather, a missed opportunity for the education system to promote more female leaders to the superintendency.
Snapshots of working conditions in California, Florida, New York, Texas and Washington offer keys to how administrators can intervene to retain and recruit teachers during these most challenging of times for the K12 labor market.
Headlines continue to underscore the scope of teacher shortages across the nation, according to new research. Here's what district leaders can do about it.
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences is offering a $100,000 salary to 18 certified teachers next school year as part of a new program to attract and retain qualified talent amid a continued educator shortage.
Ron DeSantis’s war on “wokeness” has thrust educators into a legal minefield, pushing many to leave the profession entirely. One union leader says it’s all part of a GOP agenda to eradicate public schools: “This is just a part of their playbook.”
