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The Educators Students Deserve: Four State Policy Approaches
State education leaders have long prioritized efforts to recruit and retain effective teachers. Yet persistent challenges, including high turnover rates and teacher shortages in key subject areas, continue to strain the educator workforce.Equipping Teachers
Teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention tops the priorities among state board members for better information to guide policymaking.Five Trends Shaping the Teaching Force
State policymakers looking to increase recruitment and retention should keep an eye on these long-term trends.Teacher Diversity and Student Success
State policymakers should name diversity as a marker of teacher quality.Teachers Need Multifaceted Support to Improve Literacy
To improve literacy, states should invest in comprehensive supports for teachers to equip them to deliver high-quality, evidence-based instruction.A Data-Driven Approach to Staffing Schools
Lowering teacher standards may fail to solve actual pipeline problems and can create new ones.The Educators Students Deserve: Four State Policy Approaches
State education leaders have long prioritized efforts to recruit and retain effective teachers. Yet persistent challenges, including high turnover rates and teacher shortages in key subject areas, continue to strain the educator workforce.
read moreRecruitment and Retention Strategies to Diversify New York’s Pipeline
Financial barriers get in the way of attracting new teachers, and lack of advancement opportunities dissuade veterans from staying.
read moreOvercoming Barriers for Colorado’s Educator Workforce
Supportive school cultures and mentorship can help turn the tide.
read moreSeeking a Shared Vision for Teacher Diversity in California
Statewide leadership can create a cohesive whole of disparate local initiatives.
read moreModernizing Educator Preparation in Texas
Robust in-school clinical experiences and integrated coursework are key.
read moreValuing Teachers and Their Educational Impact
All students need effective teachers, and all aspiring teachers need equal opportunities to become effective.
read morePublisher’s Note from NASBE
State boards of education have been increasingly concerned about recruiting and retaining effective teachers.
read moreMaking Educator Diversity a Kitchen Table Issue
Over half of public school students are students of color, but only about 20 percent of their teachers share that background. Closing this gap is not just about recruitment, it is about reimagining systems.
read moreSpecial Issue of NASBE’s Standard Explores State Strategies to Recruit and Retain a Student-Focused Educator Workforce
Authors examine how California, Colorado, New York, and Texas are working to broaden their educator pipelines to meet community needs.
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