/teacher-pipeline Teacher Pipeline en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:59:07 GMT /leadership/opinion-theres-a-stunning-oversight-in-cte-careers-in-education/2024/11 Teachers are a core part of our workforce—but you wouldn’t know it to look at CTE programs. School leaders must start growing their own. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:59:07 GMT /leadership/opinion-theres-a-stunning-oversight-in-cte-careers-in-education/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/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/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 /teaching-learning/democrats-and-republicans-agree-teacher-prep-needs-to-change-but-how/2024/09 Teacher-prep programs "have been designed essentially to mass-produce identical educators," a dean said at a congressional hearing. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:55:40 GMT /teaching-learning/democrats-and-republicans-agree-teacher-prep-needs-to-change-but-how/2024/09 /leadership/how-this-district-lowered-its-teacher-vacancy-rate-to-almost-zero/2024/09 Knox County schools in Tennessee has a multifaceted strategy to hire and retain more teachers. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:30:56 GMT /leadership/how-this-district-lowered-its-teacher-vacancy-rate-to-almost-zero/2024/09 /leadership/schools-have-their-work-cut-out-to-get-stem-teachers-heres-how-to-do-it/2024/09 69´«Ã½ can be creative about using current staff and partnerships with businesses to provide STEM learning. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 04:01:00 GMT /leadership/schools-have-their-work-cut-out-to-get-stem-teachers-heres-how-to-do-it/2024/09 /leadership/opinion-grow-your-own-teacher-programs-could-use-a-redesign/2024/07 An advocate for future educators offers an alternative way to engage today’s students in teaching. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-grow-your-own-teacher-programs-could-use-a-redesign/2024/07 /leadership/4-keys-to-building-a-pipeline-from-high-school-to-the-teaching-profession/2024/06 A statewide career-tech program in Maryland shows promise to expand and diversify the pool of new educators. Here's how. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:57:25 GMT /leadership/4-keys-to-building-a-pipeline-from-high-school-to-the-teaching-profession/2024/06 /leadership/opinion-grow-your-own-teacher-programs-are-misguided/2024/06 Such recruiting initiatives wind up prioritizing the needs of education systems rather than those of students. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-grow-your-own-teacher-programs-are-misguided/2024/06 /teaching-learning/why-special-education-teachers-quit-and-what-schools-are-doing-about-it/2024/05 States and districts take creative approaches to retain special education teachers. Tue, 28 May 2024 19:39:29 GMT /teaching-learning/why-special-education-teachers-quit-and-what-schools-are-doing-about-it/2024/05 /teaching-learning/teachers-unions-are-starting-teacher-prep-programs-heres-what-to-know/2024/05 The Washington Education Association is pioneering a teacher residency for special education. Other unions are noticing. Wed, 15 May 2024 21:43:00 GMT /teaching-learning/teachers-unions-are-starting-teacher-prep-programs-heres-what-to-know/2024/05 /teaching-learning/these-preparation-programs-are-creating-a-tutor-to-teacher-pipeline/2024/05 A new pipeline offering an authentic glimpse of the profession is growing, despite patchy financial cover. Tue, 14 May 2024 21:32:47 GMT /teaching-learning/these-preparation-programs-are-creating-a-tutor-to-teacher-pipeline/2024/05 /leadership/retention-is-the-missing-ingredient-in-special-education-staffing/2024/05 Many special education teachers switch to other teaching positions. Districts are exploring ways to keep them in the needed role. Mon, 13 May 2024 04:01:00 GMT /leadership/retention-is-the-missing-ingredient-in-special-education-staffing/2024/05 /leadership/video-meet-the-high-school-students-already-training-to-be-teachers/2024/05 These young future educators share the moments that motivated them, and the concerns they have for their future. Thu, 09 May 2024 19:31:57 GMT /leadership/video-meet-the-high-school-students-already-training-to-be-teachers/2024/05 /leadership/video-a-look-inside-a-high-school-devoted-to-training-the-next-generation-of-educators/2024/05 This magnet high school supports Texas students pursuing careers in education. Here's how it works. Tue, 07 May 2024 17:51:04 GMT /leadership/video-a-look-inside-a-high-school-devoted-to-training-the-next-generation-of-educators/2024/05 /leadership/signing-ceremonies-honor-students-who-want-to-be-teachers/2024/04 In a growing number of schools across the country, student-athletes aren't the only ones in the spotlight. Future teachers are, too. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:12:51 GMT /leadership/signing-ceremonies-honor-students-who-want-to-be-teachers/2024/04 /leadership/some-positive-signs-for-the-teacher-pipeline-but-its-not-all-good-what-3-studies-say/2024/03 Teacher-prep enrollment is stabilizing, but school-level turnover is still high. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:59:00 GMT /leadership/some-positive-signs-for-the-teacher-pipeline-but-its-not-all-good-what-3-studies-say/2024/03 /leadership/the-first-step-to-hiring-a-diverse-school-staff-believing-its-possible/2024/03 District leaders who want to prioritize diverse staffing need to search widely for new job candidates—and give them reasons to stay. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:11:30 GMT /leadership/the-first-step-to-hiring-a-diverse-school-staff-believing-its-possible/2024/03 /teaching-learning/bilingual-teachers-are-in-short-supply-how-3-districts-solved-that-problem/2024/02 Helping bilingual paraprofessionals obtain bachelor's degrees and teaching credentials leads to more bilingual teachers, districts found. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:09:27 GMT /teaching-learning/bilingual-teachers-are-in-short-supply-how-3-districts-solved-that-problem/2024/02 /teaching-learning/how-to-refresh-a-dwindling-pipeline-of-stem-teachers-researchers-share-strategies/2024/02 The pool of science teachers is getting younger and less prepared than it once was. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 22:37:44 GMT /teaching-learning/how-to-refresh-a-dwindling-pipeline-of-stem-teachers-researchers-share-strategies/2024/02 /teaching-learning/what-does-it-mean-to-grow-your-own-teachers-it-depends/2024/01 Grow-your-own programs strive to increase the teacher supply, but many serve different populations and have different goals. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 22:16:58 GMT /teaching-learning/what-does-it-mean-to-grow-your-own-teachers-it-depends/2024/01 /teaching-learning/teacher-preparation-explained-alternative-routes-enrollment-trends-and-more/2024/01 Learn about teacher preparation in the United States, including how new apprenticeships work and how the pipeline has recently narrowed. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:18:57 GMT /teaching-learning/teacher-preparation-explained-alternative-routes-enrollment-trends-and-more/2024/01 /leadership/what-will-teacher-shortages-look-like-in-2024-and-beyond-a-researcher-weighs-in/2023/12 Tuan Nguyen has been collecting teacher-vacancy data for years now. He shares what he's learned so far and his forecast for future turnover. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:01:00 GMT /leadership/what-will-teacher-shortages-look-like-in-2024-and-beyond-a-researcher-weighs-in/2023/12 /leadership/opinion-how-one-state-is-talking-about-school-improvement/2023/12 The country's longest-serving state schools chief addresses what's changed in the field of education during her tenure. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-one-state-is-talking-about-school-improvement/2023/12 /leadership/this-state-is-giving-new-teachers-up-to-20k-to-stay-on-the-job-but-theres-a-catch/2023/11 Oklahoma's scholarship program is designed to keep fully trained teachers on the job longer. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:54:17 GMT /leadership/this-state-is-giving-new-teachers-up-to-20k-to-stay-on-the-job-but-theres-a-catch/2023/11 /leadership/opinion-3-solutions-for-the-black-male-teacher-shortage/2023/11 I was well out of college before my mentor persuaded me to become a teacher. Here’s how we can start reaching Black men earlier. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:12:34 GMT /leadership/opinion-3-solutions-for-the-black-male-teacher-shortage/2023/11 /teaching-learning/need-teachers-this-state-is-looking-to-its-high-schoolers/2023/11 West Virginia supports them to take coursework early, fast-tracking them to an education degree—and, hopefully, teaching careers. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 21:01:20 GMT /teaching-learning/need-teachers-this-state-is-looking-to-its-high-schoolers/2023/11