Teacher Pay, Explained: Salary, Benefits, and Pensions
Teaching has long been viewed as a low-paid job, but there’s more to teachers’ compensation than just take-home paychecks. “Although teaching is […]
How to Empower Students Right Now, According to a Teacher (Opinion)
Two weeks ago, I published “5 Strategies for Teaching Social Studies in Turbulent Times.” Here are five more suggestions…. Help ‘Students Recognize […]
Teacher Burnout Is Real. What’s to Blame—and How to Keep It at Bay
Teacher burnout. By this time of the school year, the phrase has been bandied about so frequently—behind closed classroom doors, in the […]
Meet the Hometown Boy Turned Art Teacher (and Bus Driver, and Wrestling Coach, and …)
Clayton Hubert starts his day early. By 6:30 a.m., he’s on a school bus, shuttling kids to their one-building district. His day […]
Teacher Morale Is on the Upswing. Will It Last?
The teaching profession—a workforce of nearly 3 million individuals—has been pressure-tested over the last few years. The lingering impacts of the pandemic—a […]
States Push Forward With Teacher Apprenticeships Amid Funding Uncertainty
David Donaldson gets animated when telling the story of his mother, who worked in a school cafeteria and taught Sunday school for […]
What Teacher Morale Looks Like in Every State
Teachers’ overall job satisfaction is shifting in a positive direction, according to Education Week’s Teacher Morale Index, a year-over-year, multifaceted gauge of […]
The National Teacher of the Year Finalists Spotlight Literacy’s Power
As unprecedented numbers of U.S. students struggle to read, the nation’s best teachers highlight the importance of integrating literacy. The finalists for […]
The One Quality That Every Great Teacher Shares (Opinion)
I remember sitting in an Intro to Education class as a college sophomore almost two decades ago, when our teacher (a retired […]
Teacher prep programs are changing to meet expectations of more inclusive classrooms : NPR
General education teachers don’t always get a lot of training around how to serve students with disabilities. But that’s starting to change. […]
3 Things Every Teacher Should Know About Learning Differences
Teachers often graduate from their preparation programs without a firm grounding in common learning differences like dyslexia, which affects the ability to […]
Student Loan Debt Is an Overlooked Crisis in Teacher Education (Opinion)
Across the United States, public school districts are grappling with a shortage of teachers. Challenging conditions—including low pay, stressful and even unsafe […]
