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 What Teachers Were Reading This Year: Top 10 StoriesTake a look back at what teachers told us were some of the most important stories of the year.
Teaching Profession Opinion Would You Tell a Student to Become a Teacher? It DependsOpinions are divided on the messages we send young people about the teaching job.
Teaching Profession The Teaching Profession in 2023 (in Charts)The findings will help you make sense of the year's most important developments for teachers.
Teaching Profession See How Diverse Your State's Education Workforce IsOur interactive visualization shows how states stack up in creating a more representative teaching force.
Teaching Profession Teachers Face Backlash—and Discipline—for Political Stances on Israel-Hamas WarRecent clashes over teachers' views on the war raise concerns about political expression inside and outside the classroom.
Teaching Profession No, Teachers Don't Take More Time Off Than Other Professionals. Here's How They CompareConcerns about teacher absences have been voiced for years. New research compares absences between teachers and similar occupations.
Teaching Profession 'My Dad Is Nocturnal' And 10 Other Funny Things Kids Have Said to Their TeachersKids say the darndest things. That’s why America’s classrooms are full of unfiltered hilarity.
Teaching Profession Could Reimagining Teaching Help Teachers Love Their Jobs More? Here’s HowSome districts and schools have created new roles and opportunities for teachers.
Teaching Profession Substitute Teachers Would Like You to Stop Treating Them Like BabysittersA research review found that substitute teachers get little respect and professional training.
Teaching Profession Opinion Teachers of Color Face Unique Challenges. Here Are Some of ThemTeaching is hard enough, but educators of color face additional—often invisible—tasks.
Teaching Profession Opinion 'You Work for Us': How a Student's Slight Captures the Disrespect Teachers FaceCompare the treatment of teachers with other public servants and you’ll notice a disturbing trend.
Teaching Profession Teachers Don't Qualify for Overtime Pay. Should They?Teachers are exempt from overtime-pay laws. Some say that rule deserves a second look.
Teaching Profession Opinion Teachers Offer Self-Care Tips in Just a Few WordsTeachers offer self-care advice for those tough school days when feeling positive can be a challenge.
Teaching Profession Mental Health Days—A Boon or a Bust for Teachers?Teachers on social media weighed in on the benefits and logistical concerns of mental health days.
Teaching Profession Explainer Teacher Strikes, Explained: Recent Strikes, Where They're Illegal, and MoreHere's what to know about educator labor actions and how they've evolved since the 20th century.
