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 States Are Experimenting With Teacher Pay Again—But the Focus Isn’t Just Test ScoresRenewed interest could spur another wave of experiments with teacher pay.
Teaching Profession Opinion A New Test for Some Would-Be Teachers Might Just Be a Political MoveThe goal of an assessment shouldn't be performative politics.
Teaching Profession From Our Research Center Educators' Political Preferences Don't Always Reveal Their K-12 Positions (in Charts)Teachers and school and district leaders share their opinions on a host of hot-button issues.
Teaching Profession Opinion I Tied My Self-Worth to Teaching. That's Why I Had to LeaveTrying to be the perfect educator in my second year brought an insane amount of pressure.
Teaching Profession Free-Speech Lines Blur for Teachers in Wake of Charlie Kirk's KillingFallout from teacher reactions to the activist's death led some state officials to threaten to revoke educators' licenses.
Teaching Profession Teachers Across the U.S. Get Suspended or Fired Over Posts Linked to Charlie KirkTeachers face discipline for social media posts following the conservative speaker's assassination.
Teaching Profession Opinion A New Law Claims to Curb Teacher Sexual Misconduct. What Does It Really Do?In one state, teachers now face strict limits on how they can communicate with students outside the classroom.
Teaching Profession Some Teachers Could Lose Out on Loan Forgiveness Under Trump Admin. ProposalDistricts and other employers face proposed restrictions on student loan forgiveness for employees.
Teaching Profession Opinion Healthy Work-Life Boundaries: 4 Tips for TeachersHere’s how to start planning now for taking care of yourself this school year, from a former teacher.
Teaching Profession What Happened When States Dropped Teacher Licensing Requirements?New research into that period offers clues about what more permanent changes to licensure requirements could effect.
Teaching Profession Professional Learning Guide Your Guide to New TeachersThis professional learning guide features support for new teachers, with tips for administrators.
Teaching Profession Professional Learning Guide Your Guide to New Teachers (Updated)This updated professional learning guide provides additional, actionable insights on supporting and preparing new teachers.
Teaching Profession Opinion How to Help Teachers AdvanceExecuting a few different strategies can foster supportive, empowering environments for teachers.
Teaching Profession Going NUTs: How One District Supports Its ‘New and Untenured’ TeachersFacing a flood of retirements in coming years, one district pushes to build connections among new, untenured teachers.
Teaching Profession Professional Learning Guide Your Guide to Teacher Mental Health & Well-BeingExplore practical, research-backed strategies designed to improve teacher morale, retention, and effectiveness.
