Teaching Profession
Education news, analysis, and opinion about teachers as a workforce and policies affecting them.
Teaching Profession Opinion I've Studied Teachers for 20 Years. The Pandemic Was Their Ultimate ChallengeResearcher Lora Bartlett wondered what was happening behind the scenes as teachers' cheerful voices radiated from her daughters' computers.
Teaching Profession Opinion What We Learned About Teachers During the Pandemic: A SeriesA researcher shows how teachers went from making school happen to having little say in planning for an unprecedented year.
Teaching Profession Q&A Teachers' Union President: Say 'No to Censorship, and Yes to Teaching the Truth'National Education Association President Becky Pringle discusses some of the challenges and priorities for the nation's largest teachers' union.
Teaching Profession Opinion How to Improve Teaching After the PandemicFiguring out how to let individual teachers do more of what they’re already good at is a powerful place to start the improvement process.
Teaching Profession Teachers' Unions Vow to Defend Members in Critical Race Theory FightThe National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers are preparing for litigation as states restrict teaching about racism.
Teaching Profession Union Members to Discuss Critical Race Theory, School Police at 100th NEA AssemblyThe NEA's Representative Assembly, where delegates will determine the national union's priorities and policies, will take place this week.
Teaching Profession Teachers Are More Likely to Experience Depression Symptoms Than Other AdultsA new survey by the RAND Corp. found that teachers are experiencing high levels of job-related stress, and it could cause them to quit.
Teaching Profession New York City Will End Controversial Absent Teacher PoolEducation department officials there announced that they will place hundreds of sidelined teachers in permanent teaching positions starting next year.
Teaching Profession Teachers Walk Off the Job at Chicago’s Urban PrepWith just two weeks left to the school year, teachers went on strike over what they say is a lack of support for special education students.
Teaching Profession Opinion Compassion Fatigue Is Overwhelming Educators During the PandemicEducators need acknowledgment and healing while dealing with their own and others' grief. Here’s what administrators can do to help.
Teaching Profession Is It Time to Relax Teacher Dress Codes?After teaching at home in comfortable clothes, some school and district leaders support casual attire for teachers returning to classrooms.
Teaching Profession Opinion I Started Teaching During the Pandemic. Here's What I LearnedWhat’s it like launching a teaching career over Zoom? Kindergarten teacher Alicia Simba reflects on an unusual first year in the profession.
Teaching Profession Video 2021 National Teacher of the Year: Special Education Is the 'Heartbeat' of SchoolsJuliana Urtubey, an elementary special education teacher in Las Vegas, is the third special educator to receive the national honor in the program's nearly seven-decade history.
Teaching Profession Juliana Urtubey, an Elementary Special Educator, Is the 2021 National Teacher of the YearKnown as Ms. Earth for her work with school gardens, Urtubey is a National Board-certified teacher in Las Vegas.
Teaching Profession Video Black Male Educators on Pipelines and RetentionBlack men account for only 2 percent of teachers, and their turnover rates are especially high. A look at the problems and potential solutions behind that statistic.
