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
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 Teachers' Morale Is Still Low. They Say Principals Can Help Improve ItSupportive working conditions, spearheaded by principals, can improve teacher satisfaction, according to a study.
Teaching Profession How Should Teachers Dress for the Classroom?Teachers on social media weigh in on the notion of dressing professionally—and what that means in reality.
Teaching Profession Educators Prepare Early, Spend Their Own Money for New School YearAs back-to-school looms, educators often spend unpaid time and personal funds to prepare for the year ahead.
Teaching Profession These Educators Went Viral on Social Media. Then They Quit TeachingSuccess with social media influencing is “not guaranteed,” but these teachers left the classroom for it anyway.
Teaching Profession Video ‘Oh My Gosh, Ms. Manly Has Clout!’: Meet Teachers-Turned-InfluencersMany educators have found success posting their lives online. Hear from teachers on why they pursued content creation full-time.
Teaching Profession From Our Research Center The Teachers are Not All Right: Improving the Mental Well-being of Teachers and Their StudentsA larger share of teachers now say mental health has a negative impact on teaching, according to the third Merrimack College Teacher Survey.Teaching Profession Whitepaper The Teachers are Not All Right: Improving the Well-being of TeachersSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Compared to last year’s survey, a larger share of public school teachers say their mental health has a negative impact on their teaching.
Teaching Profession Legally, Breastfeeding Teachers Can Pump at Work. But Can They, Really?A recent federal law allows breastfeeding teachers the time and space to pump at work. But many schools haven't caught up.
Teaching Profession Opinion What Makes an Inspiring and Passionate Teacher?How one teacher inspired a young student to see himself as a reader, a learner, and a future educator.
Teaching Profession AFT's Assembly Featured Kamala Harris, Debates on the Israel-Hamas War, and MoreThe gathering of the nation's second-largest teachers' union in Houston came at a pivotal time in the election cycle.
Teaching Profession Will the NEA Take a Position on Cellphones in Schools?Some educators believe a policy statement from the union would give them cover to enforce restrictions that may be unpopular.
Teaching Profession The Nation's Largest Teachers' Union Endorses Kamala Harris for PresidentThe National Education Association's endorsement follows that of the American Federation of Teachers.
Teaching Profession From Grade Books to Gold Medals: These Teachers Are Olympians and ParalympiansAmerican teachers are among the athletes competing in the Paris Olympics and Paralympics.
Teaching Profession Opinion This Initiative Seeks to Redesign How We Staff SchoolsA team-based approach to school staffing gives room for educators, school leaders, and system leaders to rethink their roles.
Teaching Profession Teachers' Favorite Reads This SummerTeachers shared some of their summer book selections, with a wide variety of subject matter and genres.
