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Opinion: Georgia must figure out how to make teaching attractive again
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 22, 2022, by Maureen Downey A new report echoes what Georgia educators have long lamented: Teaching has lost its luster. The working paper from the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University charts the state of the U.S. K-12 teaching profession over the last half century by examining prestige,…
Addressing the Teacher Shortage: Recruiting and Retaining Teachers—Q&A with WestEd’s Gretchen Weber
WestEd, September 27, 2022 Recruiting and retaining teachers is fundamental to supporting learning recovery. In this Q&A, Gretchen Weber, Senior Managing Director at WestEd, responds to questions many communities are asking about how to address the teacher shortage crisis. … Opportunity Culture model is another example of differentiated staffing, where the roles of…
We can rethink training, recruiting, deploying teachers
Indianapolis Business Journal, August 12, 2022 by Claire Fiddian-Green Indiana, like the rest of the nation, is grappling with a shortage of teachers. Although shortages are more acute today due to the impact of COVID-19 on labor markets, this challenge has existed for decades. Addressing teacher shortages for the long term…
It’s Time to Rethink the ‘One Teacher, One Classroom’ Model
Education Week, July 20, 2022, by Irene Chen and Stephanie Banchero The last few years have taken a toll on our teachers. The COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing cultural divisions, and the Uvalde, Texas, massacre all weigh heavily. Morale is at an all-time low. Now is the time to rethink the teaching…
Uplift Education Joins National Initiative, Opportunity Culture, to Reach Students with Excellent Teaching
Accesswire, Thursday, April 14, 2022 DALLAS, Texas—Uplift Education is thrilled to announce that they have joined the growing, national Opportunity Culture movement to reach all students with excellent teaching, to help students meet their academic goals and leap ahead. Uplift has partnered with Tarleton State University, Public Impact, and US…
Equitable access to effective educators emerges as priority for North Carolina
EdNC, March 16, 2022, by Mebane Rash. “Students in high-poverty schools are about half as likely to have access to highly effective teachers, compared to students in low-poverty schools,” said Johanna Anderson, executive director of The Belk Foundation, at a recent convening of their board of directors and education stakeholders. This…
A smart tool for helping to address Idaho’s school facilities challenge
Idaho Ed News, March 7, 2022, by Terry Ryan “Idaho had the largest percentage population growth in 2021, followed by Utah, Montana and Arizona” read the December 27th, 2021 headline. It is well known to those of us living here that our state is growing. As a result of this growth…
The Great Resignation Hasn’t Hit School Teachers Yet. Here’s Why It Still Might
CNET, February 14, 2022 by Antonio Ruiz Camacho. The pandemic may be the last straw for a profession mired in stagnant pay, compounding demands and endemic burnout. The situation has some asking if the field of teaching needs a reset. It took just a simple question for Andria Nelson to…
New team-teaching model ready for breakout year
ASU News, February 8, 2022. Virtual conference convenes education leaders from around the world to consider a redesign of the classroom. America does not have a shortage of licensed teachers. It does, however, have a shortage of people who want to teach. High pressure. Low pay. Little encouragement. More responsibilities…
Growing Idaho: Study shows need for more than 100 new schools by 2030
KTVB, February 8, 2022, by Tristan Lewis. A study commissioned by BLUUM shows there could be more than 42,000 more K-12 students in the state by 2030, compared to 2020. As the state of Idaho grows in population, Gem State school populations are growing as well. A new study by…