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 Opinion Does Teaching Feel Chaotic Right Now? How to CopeHow math teachers can work in solidarity for the sake of their students and themselves.
Teaching Profession Teacher Burnout Is Real. What's to Blame—and How to Keep It at BayTeachers share their tips for avoiding burnout.
Teaching Profession Quiz Teachers, How Does Your Morale Compare to Others in Your State? Take This QuizTake the quiz to calculate your Teacher Morale Index score and see how it compares to your state’s average.
Teaching Profession Team-Teaching Builds Supports in a 'Very Lonely Profession'Collaborative teaching gains traction amid staff shortages and rising student need.
Teaching Profession From Our Research Center Teacher Morale Is on the Upswing. Will It Last?Education Week recorded a jump in teacher morale. What factors explain the upswing?
Teaching Profession ‘Does Anyone Care How Hard I Worked Today?’: Principals and Teachers Get CandidThree conversations reveal what's really going on with teacher morale.
Teaching Profession Video Meet the Hometown Boy Turned Art Teacher (and Bus Driver, and Wrestling Coach, and ...)Clayton Hubert is bus driver, art teacher, and coach. But even his small, tight-knit school community struggles with student engagement.
Teaching Profession Video ‘It’s Not All Rainbows and Butterflies’: SEL in the Early GradesA veteran teacher reflects on how the classroom (and the kids) have changed, and on what's needed to fix education.
Teaching Profession Data What Teacher Morale Looks Like in Every StateSee how teacher morale compares across the states—and where it's highest and lowest.
Teaching Profession Data Teachers Say These 5 Factors Could Boost Their MoraleShort of a pay raise, here are the things that could improve teachers' morale.
Teaching Profession Teaching in 2025: ‘Every Day Is a Crazy Day. It’s Fine.’The profession is changing, and it's more challenging than ever. Resilient teachers are adapting. But at what cost?Teaching Profession Webinar Key Insights to Elevate and Inspire Today’s TeachersJoin this free half day virtual event to energize your teaching and cultivate a positive learning experience for students.
Teaching Profession Q&A What Top Teachers Want From Their Principals, Work-Life Balance, and MoreFinalists for Teacher of the Year weigh in on how the field is changing and supports educators need.
Teaching Profession The National Teacher of the Year Finalists Spotlight Literacy's PowerThe four 2025 Teacher of the Year finalists highlight literacy’s power to engage students and shape lifelong readers.
Teaching Profession How Can Schools Get More Men to Be Teachers? Look to Nursing for What WorksMore men are becoming nurses—offering some lessons for K-12 education.
