When experience, education level, and school characteristics are similar, a sizable teacher wage gap disadvantages women in the K12 workforce. But there are several steps leaders can take to solve the problem.

Multiple-choice question asked students to pick an accurate comparison of liberals versus conservatives. Potential answers included "middle-aged, urban lesbian,” “college-educated black male professional" and “white, upper-middle class suburban male.”

Alongside staff shortages and political turmoil, the average teacher salary has declined in all but four states since 2021, according to data collected by Scholaroo, a college scholarship search platform.