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, Do You Check Your Work Email on Snow Days?We know how students feel about snow days. But how do teachers see them?
Teaching Profession Q&A Teach For America's New Head Hopes to Inspire Young People to Take Up TeachingOne Million Degrees CEO Aneesh Sohoni will take over the 35-year-old teacher-preparation group in April.
Teaching Profession The State of Teaching, 2024 Edition Teachers and Administrators at Odds Over Extra Job DutiesThe perception coincides with teachers' low levels of job satisfaction.
Teaching Profession Thousands of Teachers Will Get a Retirement Boost. Here's How It WorksSchool workers in states where districts don't participate in Social Security are poised to see bigger monthly checks.
Teaching Profession Many Educators Across America Are on the Verge of a Retirement Benefits BoostA bill removing restrictions on Social Security benefits for some teachers is headed to Biden's desk.
Teaching Profession The Holiday Gifts Teachers Actually Want (Hint: Skip the Mugs)We asked educators what they actually want from students for the holidays.
Teaching Profession The Top 10 Slang Terms Teachers Never Want to Hear Again, ExplainedA quick guide to student slang that teachers love to hate.
Teaching Profession In Their Own Words Why This Teacher Fought Back Against a Law Curbing Teachers' UnionsA high school social studies teacher talks about why he joined the lawsuit against Wisconsin's Act 10.
Teaching Profession What the Research Says The Teaching Pool Isn't Diversifying As Quickly as Other Workers. Why?Teachers used to be more diverse than their college-educated peers. New national and state data show how that's changing.
Teaching Profession Teaching Is Hard. Why Teachers Love It AnywayTeachers share their favorite parts of the job.
Teaching Profession Cold and Flu and Walking Pneumonia, Oh My! How Teachers Can Stay Healthy This WinterTeachers are more vulnerable than other professions to colds and the flu. Experts talk about how to stay healthy.
Teaching Profession Opinion Student Loan Debt Is an Overlooked Crisis in Teacher EducationIf we want to make the teaching profession a more attractive career pathway, we need to do something about debt.
Teaching Profession Opinion How Teachers Can Prepare for RetirementAfter years in the classroom, the time is approaching to move on. So the big question is, what’s next?
Teaching Profession Law Restricting Teachers' Unions Falls After More Than a DecadeThe Wisconsin law, a poster child for efforts to curb collective bargaining over the past decade, was deemed unconstitutional.
Teaching Profession From Our Research Center The Top 10 Things That Keep Teachers Up at NightTeachers share their biggest work-related stressors.
