School Staffing

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In Demand: The Real Teacher Shortages and How to Solve Them

Authored bySandi Jacobs, Lynn Olson

Post-pandemic teacher supply and demand trends and strategic solutions to shortages

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Teaching Innovation: New School Staffing Strategies Inspired by the Pandemic

Authored byLynn Olson

School staffing strategies that developed during the pandemic, the conditions that enabled them, and how educators overcame barriers to the innovations

Commentary

Tackling Teacher Shortages With Targeted Strategies

Authored byThomas Toch

Smart responses to teacher shortages

Report

Right From the Start: D.C.’s Groundbreaking Teacher Hiring Strategy

Authored byLynn Olson

A model teacher-hiring system

From the Field

Q&A: Gershenson on Why a Diverse Teaching Force Matters and How We Can Get There

The positive impact that Black teachers can have on Black students

Commentary

A New Strategy to Solve the Substitute Teacher Crisis

Authored byMatthew A. Kraft, Grace T. Falken, Phyllis W. Jordan

Using financial incentives to draw substitutes to underserved schools

School Staffing

By the Numbers

Teacher Candidates

  • -42%

    Change in enrollment in teacher preparation programs between 2010 and 2015

  • +12%

    Change in enrollment in teacher preparation programs between 2019 and 2022

Source: Center for Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Teachers of Color

  • 6%

    All U.S. elementary and secondary school teachers that are men of color

  • 26%

    All K-12 students that are boys of color

Source: American Institute for Boys and Men

Voter Issues

  • 80%

    Voters who believe that hiring quality teachers is very important for public officials to address

  • 27%

    Voters who believe that book banning/curriculum censorship is very important to address

Source: The Hunt Institute

Teacher Vacancies

  • 47%

    Public schools that were unable to fill a teaching position for physical sciences, 2021-22 school year

  • 26%

    Public schools that were unable to fill a teaching position for physical sciences, 2011-12 school year

Source: NCES

Teacher Salaries & Rent Prices

  • 15

    Cities where a one-bedroom rental is unaffordable for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree

  • 9

    Cities where a one-bedroom rental is unaffordable for a new teacher with a master's degree

Source: NCTQ

Principal Stress During the Pandemic

  • 83%

    Principals who reported frequent job-related stress last school year (2020-21)

  • 59%

    Principals who cited supporting teachers’ mental health as a main source of stress

Source: Learn Together Surveys

Underqualified Teachers

  • 163,650

    Underqualified teachers currently employed in schools 2022

  • 109,000

    Underqualified teachers employed in 2017

Source: The Annenberg Institute at Brown University EdWorkingPapers

Staffing Shortages

  • 53%

    Public schools reporting feeling understaffed entering the school year

  • 65%

    Understaffed schools reporting special education vacancies

Source: 2022 School Pulse Panel

School Staffing

All Work

From the Field

Research Notes: Does a Four-Day School Week Improve Teacher Retention?

Authored byEleanor Walter

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From the Field

Research Notes: Impact of Arkansas LEARNS Act on Teacher Salaries and Retention

Authored byKristian Thymianos

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From the Field

Research Notes: The Impact of Reducing Teacher-Licensure Requirements

Authored byKristian Thymianos

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Explainer

Legislative Tracker: 2024 Teacher-Pay Bills in the States

Authored byKristian Thymianos, Bella DiMarco

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From the Field

The Complexities of Tackling Teacher Shortages With Pay Incentives

Authored byJill Barshay

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From the Field

Research Notes: Pandemic-Era Emergency Licenses Diversified the Massachusetts Teacher Corps

Authored byJingnan Sun

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Commentary

Testimony: How to Retain Teacher Talent in the District of Columbia

Authored byThomas Toch

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From the Field

Research Notes: How Giving Principals More Autonomy Impacts Learning

Authored byKristian Thymianos

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From the Field

The Obstacles to a More Diverse Teacher Workforce

Authored byJill Barshay

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Report

Teachers Like Us: Strategies for Increasing Educator Diversity

Authored byLynn Olson

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Research Notes: Evaluating the Impact of Teach for America: Two New Studies

Authored byPhyllis W. Jordan, Benito Aranda-Comer

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From the Field

Research Notes: The Rise and Fall of the Teaching Profession

Authored byNathalie Kirsch

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