/jobs Jobs en-US 2021 (c) 91Ö±˛Ą Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:20:56 GMT /leadership/how-can-schools-get-more-men-to-be-teachers-look-to-nursing-for-what-works/2025/02 More men are becoming nurses—offering some lessons for K-12 education. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:20:56 GMT /leadership/how-can-schools-get-more-men-to-be-teachers-look-to-nursing-for-what-works/2025/02 /teaching-learning/three-tips-to-help-mentors-work-better-with-teachers/2025/01 A great mentor can help novice teachers progress in their first year and prevent burnout. Here's how to boost their relationships. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:20:07 GMT /teaching-learning/three-tips-to-help-mentors-work-better-with-teachers/2025/01 /leadership/why-boys-dont-want-to-become-teachers-and-what-schools-can-do-about-it/2025/01 Boys would benefit from more male role models in the classroom. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/why-boys-dont-want-to-become-teachers-and-what-schools-can-do-about-it/2025/01 /leadership/cte-grows-in-popularity-among-students-but-teachers-are-tough-to-find/2025/01 As career and technology education becomes more popular among students, schools struggle to fill teaching vacancies. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:22:05 GMT /leadership/cte-grows-in-popularity-among-students-but-teachers-are-tough-to-find/2025/01 /teaching-learning/want-novices-to-keep-teaching-focus-on-their-classroom-management-skills/2025/01 Some skills matter more than others for educator at the start of their careers. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:25:46 GMT /teaching-learning/want-novices-to-keep-teaching-focus-on-their-classroom-management-skills/2025/01 /teaching-learning/public-trust-in-elementary-school-teachers-declines-but-still-tops-most-other-professions/2025/01 Elementary school teachers second only to nurses in a poll of most-trusted professions. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:26:04 GMT /teaching-learning/public-trust-in-elementary-school-teachers-declines-but-still-tops-most-other-professions/2025/01 /leadership/3-big-challenges-school-lunch-programs-face-as-they-feed-students/2025/01 School nutrition directors report problems with costs, supply shortages, and staffing. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:59:55 GMT /leadership/3-big-challenges-school-lunch-programs-face-as-they-feed-students/2025/01 /teaching-learning/teachers-do-you-check-your-work-email-on-snow-days/2025/01 We know how students feel about snow days. But how do teachers see them? Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:01:35 GMT /teaching-learning/teachers-do-you-check-your-work-email-on-snow-days/2025/01 /teaching-learning/teach-for-americas-new-head-hopes-to-inspire-young-people-to-take-up-teaching/2025/01 One Million Degrees CEO Aneesh Sohoni will take over the 35-year-old teacher-preparation group in April. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:07:55 GMT /teaching-learning/teach-for-americas-new-head-hopes-to-inspire-young-people-to-take-up-teaching/2025/01 /teaching-learning/teachers-and-administrators-at-odds-over-extra-job-duties/2025/01 The perception coincides with teachers' low levels of job satisfaction. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:53:13 GMT /teaching-learning/teachers-and-administrators-at-odds-over-extra-job-duties/2025/01 /leadership/what-4-new-studies-say-about-how-districts-can-attract-and-retain-teachers/2025/01 New insights on teachers' starting salaries, working conditions, and contract work can help leaders better hire and retain teachers. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:21:00 GMT /leadership/what-4-new-studies-say-about-how-districts-can-attract-and-retain-teachers/2025/01 /teaching-learning/thousands-of-teachers-will-get-a-retirement-boost-heres-how-it-works/2025/01 School workers in states where districts don't participate in Social Security are poised to see bigger monthly checks. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:48:24 GMT /teaching-learning/thousands-of-teachers-will-get-a-retirement-boost-heres-how-it-works/2025/01 /teaching-learning/many-educators-across-america-are-on-the-verge-of-a-retirement-benefits-boost/2024/12 A bill removing restrictions on Social Security benefits for some teachers is headed to Biden's desk. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 22:26:49 GMT /teaching-learning/many-educators-across-america-are-on-the-verge-of-a-retirement-benefits-boost/2024/12 /teaching-learning/teaching-is-hard-why-teachers-love-it-anyway/2024/12 Teachers share their favorite parts of the job. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:54:34 GMT /teaching-learning/teaching-is-hard-why-teachers-love-it-anyway/2024/12 /teaching-learning/an-overwhelming-feeling-of-guilt-why-teachers-dont-take-sick-leave/2024/11 A list of reasons why teachers say working while sick is easier than staying home. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:19:26 GMT /teaching-learning/an-overwhelming-feeling-of-guilt-why-teachers-dont-take-sick-leave/2024/11 /teaching-learning/what-teacher-pay-and-benefits-look-like-in-charts/2024/11 A third of teachers report inadequate pay, and Black teachers are the likeliest to do extra unpaid work. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/what-teacher-pay-and-benefits-look-like-in-charts/2024/11 /teaching-learning/why-teachers-likely-take-so-few-days-off/2024/11 The perception coincides with teachers' low levels of job satisfaction. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:42:27 GMT /teaching-learning/why-teachers-likely-take-so-few-days-off/2024/11 /leadership/districts-wont-owe-extra-overtime-costs-after-court-nixes-federal-rule/2024/11 The incoming Trump administration is not likely to appeal the decision. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:04:41 GMT /leadership/districts-wont-owe-extra-overtime-costs-after-court-nixes-federal-rule/2024/11 /teaching-learning/the-more-students-miss-class-the-worse-teachers-feel-about-their-jobs/2024/11 Missing kids take a toll on teachers' morale, new research says. Here's how educators can cope with absenteeism. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 22:29:42 GMT /teaching-learning/the-more-students-miss-class-the-worse-teachers-feel-about-their-jobs/2024/11 /teaching-learning/why-we-still-havent-solved-teacher-shortages-despite-decades-of-trying/2024/10 The teacher-shortage discourse has a long history—and no perfect solutions. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:49:20 GMT /teaching-learning/why-we-still-havent-solved-teacher-shortages-despite-decades-of-trying/2024/10 /leadership/four-ways-to-stop-teacher-turnover-from-hamstringing-school-improvement/2024/10 Staffing instability can unravel the social fabric of schools, experts say, unless leaders work to keep connections strong. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:44:06 GMT /leadership/four-ways-to-stop-teacher-turnover-from-hamstringing-school-improvement/2024/10 /teaching-learning/new-findings-on-teacher-morale-highlight-ways-to-make-it-better/2024/10 A new College Board survey on teacher morale echoes some previous findings. But it also highlights opportunities for schools to improve it. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:42:45 GMT /teaching-learning/new-findings-on-teacher-morale-highlight-ways-to-make-it-better/2024/10 /leadership/the-zero-sum-game-of-school-budgets-and-teacher-pensions/2024/10 Pensions represent a rising cost, but many school district administrators don't understand how they work. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:19:38 GMT /leadership/the-zero-sum-game-of-school-budgets-and-teacher-pensions/2024/10 /leadership/4-things-to-know-about-the-messy-landscape-of-grow-your-own-teacher-prep/2024/10 From residencies and apprenticeships to disparate grow-your-own programs, locally focused teacher preparation is in flux. Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:44:07 GMT /leadership/4-things-to-know-about-the-messy-landscape-of-grow-your-own-teacher-prep/2024/10 /policy-politics/top-affirmative-action-foe-has-new-target-scholarships-for-aspiring-minority-teachers/2024/10 The legal activist behind the U.S. Supreme Court college admissions decision has now sued over an Illinois minority scholarship program. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:40:36 GMT /policy-politics/top-affirmative-action-foe-has-new-target-scholarships-for-aspiring-minority-teachers/2024/10 /leadership/4-day-school-weeks-and-their-surprising-effect-on-teacher-turnover/2024/10 Four-day school weeks are more popular than ever. But a main district desire in making the switch might not pan out, new research suggests. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:22:27 GMT /leadership/4-day-school-weeks-and-their-surprising-effect-on-teacher-turnover/2024/10 /leadership/schools-have-fewer-teacher-vacancies-this-year-but-hiring-is-still-not-easy/2024/10 Schools struggled less to fill teaching positions in the 2024-25 school year, but they still started the year with vacant teaching spots. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:01:00 GMT /leadership/schools-have-fewer-teacher-vacancies-this-year-but-hiring-is-still-not-easy/2024/10 /teaching-learning/teachers-say-the-public-views-them-negatively/2024/10 The perception coincides with teachers' low levels of job satisfaction. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:44:18 GMT /teaching-learning/teachers-say-the-public-views-them-negatively/2024/10 /leadership/schools-cant-find-enough-teachers-a-new-federal-center-aims-to-help/2024/10 The U.S. Department of Education's research agency has launched a new center focused on improving teacher staffing and retention. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:22:31 GMT /leadership/schools-cant-find-enough-teachers-a-new-federal-center-aims-to-help/2024/10 /leadership/why-its-important-to-recruit-more-school-counselors-of-color/2024/09 Many students of color say they want to talk to someone who looks like them. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:35:55 GMT /leadership/why-its-important-to-recruit-more-school-counselors-of-color/2024/09