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 Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Teacher Efficacy?Answer 7 questions about teacher efficacy.
Teaching Profession Teachers Are Pushing for Paid Parental Leave. How It's GoingEfforts to implement paid parental leave policies are slowly gaining traction, with teachers often advocating on their own behalf.
Teaching Profession In Their Own Words Cellphones Turned My Teaching Career From 'Awesome' to ExhaustingA former high school teacher shares how his students' increasing reliance on cellphones drove him out of the classroom.
Teaching Profession Teachers’ Unions Are Gaining Ground in a State That Once Forbade ThemWith unions now representing educators in its largest district, Virginia is seeing a labor resurgence.
Teaching Profession Q&A 'Fundamentally Changing the Conditions' for TeachingA specialized STEM program builds in more planning time for teachers.
Teaching Profession Problem-Free PD, According to TeachersTeachers on social media express their PD gripes, successes, and suggestions.
Teaching Profession Listen Up, Admins! Higher Salary Is the Start of Better Teacher CompensationTeachers on social media weigh-in on what they'd like to see in their compensation packages.
Teaching Profession What Does It Mean for Teachers to Dress ‘Professionally’?Warm weather makes teachers want to wear casual clothes. But is a dress code really necessary?
Teaching Profession The State of Teaching, 2024 Edition Black Teachers Have the Highest Morale. Why?Black teachers view the job more positively, exclusive survey data show. How can schools hold onto them?
Teaching Profession Should Class Feel Like Entertainment? Teachers Have Mixed FeelingsTeachers on social media give their opinions on whether entertaining is a necessary part of their job.
Teaching Profession Teachers’ Careers Go Through Phases. They Need Support in EachTeachers experience a dip in job satisfaction a few years into their careers.
Teaching Profession Download Downloadable: 5 Ways Principals Can Help With Teacher BurnoutThis downloadable gives school leaders and teachers various ways to spot and treat teacher burnout.
Teaching Profession Massages, Mammograms, and Dental Care: How One School Saves Teachers' TimeThis Atlanta school offers unique onsite benefits to teachers to help them reduce stress.
Teaching Profession Opinion How Two Teachers Helped Me Weave a DreamA journalist and debut book author dedicates her novel to two of her high school English teachers.
Teaching Profession Explainer What Is Doxxing, and How Can Educators Protect Their Privacy Online?Keeping personal and professional information separate can be difficult for teachers, experts say.
