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 'An Overwhelming Feeling of Guilt': Why Teachers Don't Take Sick LeaveA list of reasons why teachers say working while sick is easier than staying home.
Teaching Profession Data What Teacher Pay and Benefits Look Like, in ChartsA third of teachers report inadequate pay, and Black teachers are the likeliest to do extra unpaid work.
Teaching Profession The State of Teaching, 2024 Edition Why Teachers Likely Take So Few Days OffThe perception coincides with teachers' low levels of job satisfaction.
Teaching Profession What the Research Says The More Students Miss Class, the Worse Teachers Feel About Their JobsMissing kids take a toll on teachers' morale, new research says. Here's how educators can cope with absenteeism.
Teaching Profession Will Your Classroom Get Enough 'Likes'? Teachers Feel the Social Media PressureTeachers active on social media feel the competition to showcase innovative lessons and beautiful decorations.
Teaching Profession New Findings on Teacher Morale Highlight Ways to Make It BetterA new College Board survey on teacher morale echoes some previous findings. But it also highlights opportunities for schools to improve it.
Teaching Profession Opinion Teacher Contracts Need to Change. And It’s Not Just About MoneyIf we want to retain effective teaches, we should increase teacher compensation—but we need to do it strategically.
Teaching Profession The State of Teaching, 2024 Edition Teachers Say the Public Views Them NegativelyThe perception coincides with teachers' low levels of job satisfaction.
Teaching Profession Download Play Teacher TV Bingo and Spot All the Teacher TropesIt's trope bingo; spot the common (and often annoying) mischaracterizations.
Teaching Profession Fictional Teachers on TV Can Skew Public PerceptionMedia tropes about teachers can give incoming educators and the public unrealistic expectations about the profession.
Teaching Profession From 'Abbott Elementary' to 'English Teacher,' What Best Depicts Classroom Life?Teachers on social media share what TV shows should be required viewing for anyone familiar with life in the classroom.
Teaching Profession How Teachers Plan to Beat the 'October Blues' This YearIn education, October can be a slog. Here's how these teachers are getting through it.
Teaching Profession Opinion 3 Ways Educators Can Make Hard Conversations EasierConversations around hot-button topics can catch teachers and school leaders off guard. Avoidance isn't the answer.
Teaching Profession This Teacher Is in Her 64th Year in the Classroom. She Has No Plans to QuitMartha Strever has, in some cases, taught three generations of students from the same family.
Teaching Profession What the Research Says Teachers Want Sustainable Workplaces. State Policies Make it HarderGreater opportunities for collaboration could boost teacher retention, national group finds.
