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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference on July 29, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. Abbott wants to ban schools from using H-1B visas to hire international educator—a practice used to fill high-need roles teaching subjects like math and foreign languages.
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Recruitment & Retention Why This Governor Wants to Ban H-1B Visas for Teachers—and Why Schools Use Them
Gov. Greg Abbott wants to ban schools from using H-1B visas to hire international teachers, a strategy used to fill key staffing gaps.
Evie Blad, August 21, 2026
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Aspiring teacher Amaya Mills, top left, is working with Amanda Malpaya, right, during a reading class for first graders at Ponderosa Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado , on Oct. 29, 2024 .
Aspiring teacher Amaya Mills, left, works with Amanda Malpaya during a reading class for 1st graders at Ponderosa Elementary School in Aurora, Colo., on Oct. 29, 2024. Teachers comment online on what factors go into whether they will work in high-needs schools.
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Recruitment & Retention Why Teachers Would—or Wouldn’t—Move to a High-Needs School
Money and school culture—some factors that influence whether teachers want to work in such schools.
Jennifer Vilcarino, August 13, 2026
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Mike Morath, the Texas Commissioner of Education, walks through a science class at Lucyle Collins Middle School in Lake Worth on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.
Mike Morath, the Texas Commissioner of Education, walks through a science class at Lucyle Collins Middle School in Lake Worth on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Morath has been a champion of the state's bonus-pay program for teachers, but it's not always helping equalize talent at the state's neediest schools.
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Recruitment & Retention What Does it Cost to Convince Top Teachers to Switch to High-Need Schools?
New research underscores how hard it is to pull top educators to rural or high-poverty schools.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 5, 2026
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A look at the state of teaching with English learner students in Antioch, Tenn.
A teacher works with English learner students at Mt. View Elementary School in Antioch, Tenn., on Dec. 3, 2025. A new survey by the EdWeek Research Center shows that schools continue to struggle to find qualified teachers to work with the population.
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English Learners From Our Research Center How Schools Are Navigating the English-Learner Teacher Shortage
EdWeek Research Center survey data found schools continue to struggle staffing for English learners.
Ileana Najarro, July 23, 2026
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The United States Capitol building as a bookcase filled with red, white, and blue policy books in a Washington DC landscape.
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Teaching Opinion Teach For America's New CEO: 'We're Working to Reinspire Belief' in Public Education
The new TFA chief explains what’s behind a 43% uptick in its incoming class.
Rick Hess, July 7, 2026
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Job candidates interview for a position.
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Recruitment & Retention Opinion Want to Get Hiring Right? 3 Ways Principals Can Make Smarter Staffing Decisions
To build exceptional teams, we need to break apart the mechanics of the hiring process.
Ian Knox & Daniel Hash, June 30, 2026
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A Dallas school administrator carries a sign looking for Spanish language teachers, even if they are uncertified, during a job fair at Emmett J. Conrad High School, in Dallas, on Aug. 4, 2022. The school district, like many across Texas and the south, has increased its reliance on uncertified teachers as officials scramble to keep classrooms filled with educators.
A Dallas school administrator carries a sign looking for Spanish language teachers during a job fair at Emmett J. Conrad High School in Dallas on Aug. 4, 2022. An EdWeek Research Center survey polled school recruiters and job hunters on the most effective recruiting strategies.
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Recruitment & Retention From Our Research Center Hiring Teachers? Word of Mouth Still Leads the Way
A national survey looked into the kinds of recruiting efforts that proved most effective.
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Serious young Afro-American teacher in casual shirt standing in front of projection screen and presenting a lesson in class.
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Teaching Profession Opinion We Can’t Give Up on Teacher Diversity
Many efforts to recruit Black teachers leave out a crucial element.
Sharif El-Mekki, June 10, 2026
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Teacher Greg Burris works with 1st grader Joshua at Munger Elementary-Middle School on May 7, 2026, in Detroit. Data show that there are too few male early educators, and when boys don’t see male teachers, they may be less likely to consider a career in teaching, perpetuating the cycle of too few male teachers.
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Early Childhood Q&A The Unspoken Reason Men Turn Away From Careers as Early Educators
Calvin Moore Jr. gets honest about why so few men are early-childhood teachers and how to fix it.
Elizabeth Heubeck, June 3, 2026
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Audrey Deitz, a school bus driver since 2003 and for Windham Northeast Supervisory Union since 2017, makes sure everything is operating properly in Westminster, Vt., on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, as she gets ready for the upcoming school year.
A school bus driver in Westminster, Vt., makes sure everything is operating properly on Aug. 22, 2025, as she gets ready for the upcoming school year. School districts across the country continue to struggle with bus driver shortages, and many educators say they have to take time away from their core duties to help out with transportation.
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School & District Management Schools Hope They Can Replenish Their Bus Driver Ranks This Summer
Without enough drivers, other educators often fill gaps. A new survey shows how often.
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September Dawn Bottoms for Education Week
Students in a history class focus on group activities as their teacher facilitates on April 7, 2026, in Sapulpa, Okla. A new national group is working to understand how to bring more male teachers into the classroom.
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Recruitment & Retention Q&A A New Group Looks for Ways to Draw Men Into Teaching
Fewer men are becoming teachers, prompting new efforts to recruit and retain them.
Sarah D. Sparks, May 11, 2026
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A middle school student unlocks a Yondr pouch on an unlocking base at Bayside Academy while others wait in line for their turn to unlock their pouch at the end of the school day on Aug. 16, 2024, in San Mateo, Calif. Gavin Newsom sent letters Tuesday, Aug. 13, to school districts, urging them to restrict students’ use of smartphones on campus.
A middle school student unlocks a Yondr pouch to retrieve a cellphone at Bayside Academy in San Mateo, Calif., on Aug. 16, 2024. Most educators are supportive of schools putting restrictions on student cellphone use during school hours.
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Recruitment & Retention From Our Research Center Want to Recruit Teachers? Restrict Student Cellphone Use During School
Many school districts now limit student cellphone use during school hours.
Alyson Klein, April 29, 2026
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Facility and prospective applicants gather at William Penn School District's teachers job fair in Lansdowne, Pa., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases and bonuses for the beleaguered profession.
Facility and prospective applicants gather at William Penn School District's teachers job fair in Lansdowne, Pa., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases and bonuses for the beleaguered profession.
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Job Hunting Tips & Advice The Interview Topic That Could Trip Up This Year's Job-Seeking Teachers
Artificial intelligence is creeping into schools. Hirers want to know how job candidates feel about it.
Elizabeth Heubeck, April 23, 2026
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