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Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Shortages Resources


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Fact Sheet
A teacher assists an elementary student in a classroom.
Fact Sheet
| The most recent data from NCES’ national teacher and principal surveys highlight persistently high teacher turnover and widespread dissatisfaction. The data also point to strategies for decreasing turnover, including competitive salaries, effective school leadership, improved working conditions, and supports for early-career teachers.
Brief
A teacher assists an elementary student in a classroom.
Brief
| The most recent data from NCES’ national teacher and principal surveys highlight persistently high teacher turnover and widespread dissatisfaction. The data also point to strategies for decreasing turnover, including competitive salaries, effective school leadership, improved working conditions, and supports for early-career teachers.
Report
A teacher assists an elementary student in a classroom.
Report
| The most recent data from NCES’ national teacher and principal surveys highlight persistently high teacher turnover and widespread dissatisfaction. The data also point to strategies for decreasing turnover, including competitive salaries, effective school leadership, improved working conditions, and supports for early-career teachers.
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A group of educators seated at a table having a discussion.
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| A diverse teacher workforce is vital to student achievement and school climate, yet only about 20% of U.S. teachers are people of color. Barriers for teachers of color include limited access to comprehensive preparation, lower pay, higher debt, and less supportive working conditions. Research sheds light on conditions that foster retention.
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A group of educators seated at a table having a discussion.
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| A diverse teacher workforce is vital to student achievement and school climate, yet only about 20% of U.S. teachers are people of color. Barriers for teachers of color include limited access to comprehensive preparation, lower pay, higher debt, and less supportive working conditions. Research sheds light on conditions that foster retention.
Fact Sheet
A teacher helping elementary students in a classroom
Fact Sheet
| Designed to address California’s educator shortages and offset preparation costs, the Golden State Teacher Grant provides financial support to aspiring educators in exchange for a commitment to serve in a high-need school or preschool. An analysis of the program's first 5 years reviews statewide participation and grant recipients’ perceptions of the program.
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A teacher helping elementary students in a classroom
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| Designed to address California’s educator shortages and offset preparation costs, the Golden State Teacher Grant provides financial support to aspiring educators in exchange for a commitment to serve in a high-need school or preschool. An analysis of the program's first 5 years reviews statewide participation and grant recipients’ perceptions of the program.
Blog
Solving Teacher Shortages Blog Series Art
Blog
| Chronic teacher shortages drain district budgets and shortchange educators and students. But with smart investments and strategies it doesn’t have to stay this way.
Brief
Two women having a discussion at a table.
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| To establish and sustain teacher residencies, Texas incorporated crucial features and requirements in its grant program, including required residency model and district–EPP partnership elements, shared residency program governance between partners, and technical assistance aimed at building local and regional capacity to embed strategic staffing structures for sustainable funding.
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Elementary school teacher asking question, enthusiastic children with hands up
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| The conventional wisdom has long been that teachers stop improving after a few years on the job. But decades of research show that teachers continue to improve as they gain additional experience, especially in environments that support professional learning and collaboration.