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Recruitment & Retention From Our Research Center Districts Want More Teachers of Color But Don't Do Enough to Recruit Them, Survey Finds
Results from a January survey found that work remains in districts' efforts to recruit more teachers of color. Experts offer advice.
Ileana Najarro, February 15, 2023
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Recruitment & Retention The Pandemic Changed Teacher Recruiting. Here's What It Looks Like Now
Recruiters' jobs are more complex, requiring them to use in-person, remote, and hybrid job fairs.
Elizabeth Heubeck, February 10, 2023
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Recruitment & Retention 5 Strategies to Tackle Teacher Shortages
Recruiting and retaining teachers takes creative and strategic thinking.
Lauraine Langreo, February 10, 2023
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Recruitment & Retention From Our Research Center Educators Less Likely to Seek Jobs in States That Limit Classroom Talk, Survey Finds
Surveys completed late last year asked job seekers and school district recruiters about how new laws are impacting job applications.
Ileana Najarro, February 9, 2023
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Chimere Stephens, the Director of NYC Men Teach at the NYC Department of Education, pictured at PS 55 elementary school in the Bronx, New York., January 19, 2023.
Chimere Stephens, the director of NYC Men Teach for the New York City schools, has helped his district almost double the percentage of male teachers of color.
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Recruitment & Retention Q&A How to Get Male Students of Color to Pursue Teaching
New York City's summer internship for male teachers of color sparks interest in the profession and the district.
Mark Walsh, February 6, 2023
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Chimere Stephens, the Director of NYC Men Teach at the NYC Department of Education, reads a book to a class of first grade students at PS 55 elementary school in the Bronx, New York., January 19, 2023.
Chimere Stephens, the director of NYC Men Teach at the NYC Department of Education, reads a book to a class of 1st grade students in January at PS 55 elementary school.
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Recruitment & Retention Leader To Learn From Want to Recruit Male Teachers of Color? Look to This New York City Leader
Chimere Stephens, who leads recruitment of men of color for the New York City schools, believes in starting with high school students.
Alyson Klein & Mark Walsh, February 6, 2023
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Natalie Griffin, Executive Director of Special Programs for Mineral Wells ISD, pictured on December 20, 2022.
Natalie Griffin is the executive director of special programs for the Mineral Wells school district in Texas.
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English Learners Q&A Why Recruiting Bilingual Educators Works
Natalie Griffin has helped her Texas district more than double its bilingual teaching staff.
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, February 6, 2023
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Natalie Griffin, Executive Director of Special Programs for Mineral Wells ISD, pictured at the mobile book bus on December 20, 2022.
Natalie Griffin has successfully recruited bilingual teachers to her Texas district.
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English Learners Leader To Learn From She Defied Expectations as a Pregnant Teen. Now She’s Helping English Learners Do the Same
Natalie Griffin found bilingual educators for a district with a long-neglected English-learner population.
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, February 6, 2023
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Dean McGee visits the grooming sector while visiting the Veterinary Technology program at the Regional Occupation Center on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in Bakersfield, Calif.
Dean McGee, the deputy superintendent of educational services and innovative programs in the Kern High School District in Bakersfield, Calif., visits the grooming center, part of the district's veterinary technology program.
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College & Workforce Readiness Q&A How a California Leader Expanded Career and Technical Ed.
Dean McGee pushes career readiness in Bakersfield, Calif., where more than half of adults have a high school education or less.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 6, 2023
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Recruitment & Retention What Educators Look For in a Job (Besides Pay and Workloads)
A survey gives insight on factors that cause teachers to consider leaving or accept a job offer.
Elizabeth Heubeck, February 1, 2023
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Recruitment & Retention 4 Actions Districts and States Can Take to Increase Staff Diversity
A report offers concrete steps for districts, charter organizations, and states to boost the racial diversity of their K-12 workforce.
Denisa R. Superville, January 31, 2023
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School & District Management A School District Now Has a Deep Bench of Principals of Color. See How It Got There
In six years, Minnesota’s Eden Prairie district went from 18 percent of school leaders being people of color to nearly 50 percent.
Denisa R. Superville, January 10, 2023
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School & District Management By the Numbers: How Men Are Favored for the Superintendent's Job
Women make up the majority of the education workforce, but are scarce among superintendents.
Denisa R. Superville & Laura Baker, December 14, 2022
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