Teaching Profession
Education news, analysis, and opinion about teachers as a workforce and policies affecting them.
See also: Salaries & Benefits, Job Satisfaction, New Teachers, Teacher Diversity, Unions, Teacher Evaluations
The State of Teaching, 2025 Edition
New national data on the teaching profession, vivid reporting from classrooms, and resources to help support this essential profession.
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Taking Care of Teachers
This report looks at the many ways stressors related to COVID-19 and racial inequities have affected the teacher workforce, strategies for self-care, and how school leaders and districts can help protect their teachers’ social and emotional well-being through the continued uncertainty.
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Social-Emotional Learning 2017
This special collection explores methods for avoiding burnout, reducing stress, and teaching cultural responsiveness.
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Helping New Teachers Thrive
This special report explores the challenges new teachers face, and what schools of education, districts, and other organizations are doing to help them succeed.
Teaching Profession Quiz Teachers, How Does Your Morale Compare With Your Colleagues'? Take Our QuizTake our online quiz and compare your morale score with that of teachers nationwide.
Teaching Profession Gen Z Teachers Grew Up With Tech. Now They're Seeking Better Boundaries for StudentsGen Z teachers grew up in an era of unbridled tech. It shapes how they approach classroom technology.
Teaching Profession Why Are Teachers in This Region So Miserable?It's not clear why New England and Mid-Atlantic teachers feel so burned out. But some fixes could help.
Teaching Profession Teacher Morale in 2026: Five TakeawaysSee five highlights from EdWeek's annual, national survey of U.S. teachers.
Teaching Profession Interactive What Was Happening in Education the Year You Began Teaching?Teachers, what was the big education story when you started teaching? Find out in our interactive timeline.
Teaching Profession Interactive How Much Did Teacher Pay Change in 30 Years? Draw a Line With Your Best EstimateCan you guess if teacher salaries have generally gone down, up, or stayed about the same?
Teaching Profession A State-by-State Breakdown of Teacher Job Satisfaction in 2026See the states that have the highest and lowest morale—and factors that might be shaping those numbers.
Teaching Profession Generation Z Is Transforming Teaching. Are Districts Ready for Them?The youngest cohort of teachers have been shaped by technological and educational disruption.
Teaching Profession Video A Gen Z Teacher Helps Her Students Use Tech for GoodGen Z teacher Katrina Sacurom talks about overcoming the challenges new teachers face.
Teaching Profession Download Insights for School District Leaders: How to Better Support TeachersEdWeek's downloadable guide offers tips for K-12 leaders on how they can improve the morale of educators.
Teaching Profession Download Insights for School Leaders: How to Better Support TeachersEdWeek's downloadable guide offers tips to principals on how to improve the morale and working conditions of educators.
Teaching Profession Letter to the Editor Let’s Hear From More TeachersA retired educator praises a teacher's opinion essay.
Teaching Profession Measles Cases Are Rising. How Educators Can Protect ThemselvesAs some common childhood illnesses make a comeback in schools, here's what educators need to know.
Teaching Profession San Francisco Teachers Strike Over Wages and Health BenefitsAbout 6,000 teachers in San Francisco went on strike, the city's first such walkout in nearly 50 years.
Teaching Profession K-12 Budgets Are Tightening. Teacher-Leadership Roles Are at RiskThe positions expanded with pandemic-aid funding. With money tighter, how can districts keep them?
