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In this guide, discover best practices to strengthen your district’s substitute teacher pipeline, improve fill rates, and save time and m...
Teaching Profession
Opinion
My Life as a Substitute Teacher in Suburbia: Chaos and Cruelty
I was ignorant of the reality until I started teaching, writes a recent college graduate.
Teaching Profession
10 Major Challenges for Substitute Teachers
Substitute teachers want more support to do their jobs well. One state has identified their top concerns.
Teaching Profession
Substitute Teachers Need Support, Too. See How One State Is Helping
Substitute teachers often feel unsupported and underprepared. Here's how one state is trying to change that.
Teaching Profession
Substitute Teachers Would Like You to Stop Treating Them Like Babysitters
A research review found that substitute teachers get little respect and professional training.
Recruitment & Retention
What the Research Says
How to Find (and Keep) Substitutes
Educators and leaders discuss ways to deepen the substitute labor pool amid staff shortages and absenteeism.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Substitute Teachers Deserve More Respect
Last year I became a substitute teacher—and then I left. Here's what drove me out of the classroom.
Recruitment & Retention
States Are Making It Easier to Become Substitute Teachers
But some question whether that's a good idea.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2023
From health and safety to labor shortages, the coming year is rife with challenges for school leaders and teachers.
Recruitment & Retention
Q&A
Could Educator Shortages Affect the Future Workforce? Here's What Business Leaders Think
Kelly Education, a school staffing agency, surveyed business leaders about their concerns.
Recruitment & Retention
Contractors Are Filling Staffing Gaps in 69´«Ã½. Know the Benefits and the Drawbacks
69´«Ã½ turn to private companies for help filling positions with no local job candidates. It can be costly, but some say it's a big help.
Recruitment & Retention
How One Principal Has Dodged the Staffing Shortage
A high school principal in Polk County, Fla., has developed his own talent pipeline that helps avoid staffing issues.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Short On Substitute Teachers? Here's Something States Can Do
Student teachers can make good substitutes, but the rules often don't allow them to step in, write two researchers.