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States Start Up Registered Principal Apprenticeships
A handful of states have been launching federally registered apprenticeships to better prepare new principals, remove barriers to entering the profession, and combat turnover.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.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.Supporting Principals in the Science of Reading
State boards of education can deepen the impact of their literacy initiatives by ensuring that principals are equipped to implement schoolwide instructional changes.New Issue of NASBE Standard Reimagines the Roles of Teachers and Leaders
Authors highlight the many ways states are restructuring staffing and instruction to make teaching more manageable and rewarding.
read moreStates Have Permission to Reimagine Staffing, but Do They Have a Vision for It?
Strategic staffing offers a way to redistribute responsibilities so that expertise is shared, roles are differentiated, and support is embedded in daily practice.
read moreHalf as Likely to Leave: What Team-Based Staffing Means for Teacher Retention
By treating retention as a challenge of system and organizational design, state boards can encourage more teachers to stay in the profession.
read moreBold Bets to Elevate School Leaders
State boards can help revolutionize the principalship.
read moreAchieving Results through School Redesign
Five principles guide staffing design, and state leaders have three tasks.
read moreA State Leader’s Guide to Strategic School Staffing
Redesigning teacher roles can solve several problems confronting schools at once.
read moreReimagining the Roles of Teachers and Leaders
Amid national discussions of ways to recruit and keep teachers and leaders in a demanding profession, experts highlight the many ways states are restructuring staffing and instruction to make teaching more manageable and rewarding.
read moreStates Start Up Registered Principal Apprenticeships
A handful of states have been launching federally registered apprenticeships to better prepare new principals, remove barriers to entering the profession, and combat turnover.
read moreStates Launch and Lead Principal Registered Apprenticeship Programs
NASBE analysis highlights lessons from new registered apprenticeship programs across states.
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