Urban, suburban and rural superintendents cited inequitable school funding, salary freezes, legacy debt payments and lack of retirement security as top talent concerns.
A new incentive program will increase pay for teachers facing some of the greatest challenges in helping students catch up from the pandemic. It relies on more than standardized test scores to measure performance.
Louisiana lawmakers intend to give K-12 public school teachers a $1,000 pay raise next year, more than double the amount proposed by Gov. John Bel Edwards.
The COVID pandemic's threat to rising per-student-spending and climbing teacher salaries remains unclear, say researchers who compiled the NEA's annual school funding report.
Some education leaders see academic benefits from even a short-term expansion of their teaching staffs while experts caution against creating long-term financial obligations with limited funds.
Kindergarten enrollment is down nationally, and the haphazard mix of alternatives has experts worried about who will be ready for first grade in fall 2021.
Pre-pandemic teacher shortages worsened by COVID now threaten district leaders' efforts to reopen schools safely and keep them open, a new report warns.
