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.
- Teaching Profession What the Research Says Do Teachers Really Earn More After Leaving the Classroom? Not NecessarilyNearly a decade after leaving a big urban district, many teachers have yet to recoup income, a study finds.Teaching Profession The State of Teaching Here's What Keeps Teachers on the JobHear why these teachers stay in the job, despite its challenges and lower pay.Teaching Profession In Their Own Words He Comes From a Family of Teachers. Does He Want That for the Next Generation?Alfred “Shivy” Brooks II, a high school economics and government teacher from a family of educators, talks about his profession.Teaching Profession Opinion ‘I Was Determined to Make a Change’: A Teacher's Checklist for Work-Life BalanceAs a working mom, I struggled to maintain a sense of sanity and stability, writes one high school teacher. Here’s what works for her.Teaching Profession The State of Teaching The State of Teaching: Videos From Inside America's ClassroomsAn on-the-ground look at the demands of the teaching profession, told through three teachers' daily routines.Teaching Profession The State of Teaching 'I Probably Cried Every Night': The Truth About Supporting New TeachersNew teachers are in hot demand, but face a changed—and challenging—profession.Teaching Profession Video From School Lockdown to 'Business as Usual': A Teacher's DayFrom an unexpected school lockdown to building students' confidence in science, it's "business as usual" for this Arizona high school teacher.Teaching Profession Video Teaching 'My Friends' Kids': An Alaska Educator With Deep Community TiesThis Alaska educator now teaches at the elementary school she once attended. It's a position ripe with rewards, and some challenges.Teaching Profession Video Former Student Becomes a Colleague to Arizona Teacher: 'It Has Come Full Circle'This Arizona music teacher has built connections within his community, but seeing a former student become a teacher is his greatest reward.Teaching Profession The State of Teaching The 'Difficult, Beautiful' Work of TeachingFrom sunup to sundown, America's teachers grapple with countless decisions, interruptions, joys, and frustrations.Teaching Profession Video Nonstop From Classroom to Classroom, an ESOL Teacher's DayThis ESOL teacher moves from room to room throughout the day, working with students from kindergarten through 5th grade.Teaching Profession The State of Teaching DATA: 5 Key Insights Into America's TeachersTeachers' viewpoints diverge significantly from principals on some core issues, The State of Teaching national survey results show.Teaching Profession The State of Teaching What One Record-Setting Teacher Shortage Can Tell Us About the ProfessionOklahoma struggles mightily with the widespread perception that teaching is a low-wage, high-stress, low-respect profession.Teaching Profession The State of Teaching Introducing the Teacher Morale IndexThe EdWeek Research Center's Teacher Morale Index provides a year-over-year look at teachers' enthusiasm.Teaching Profession Video How a Moment of Recognition Rejuvenated This Alabama TeacherKenisha Gage, an elementary school teacher in Huntsville, Ala., shares the highs and lows of her career as an educator.