Long-Term Solutions to Teacher Shortages

Teacher attrition—a key source of teacher shortages—disrupts student learning and costs districts money. The teachers who are most likely to leave the profession are those who are least prepared. More and more states are turning to teacher residencies and other strategies, such as service scholarships, as they look to simultaneously improve the quality of preparation and provide a long-term solution to teacher shortages.

LPI and partners developed this webinar series to give policymakers and others a leg up on the 2025 legislative session with the most up-to-date research, tools, and examples of effective, evidence-based state policy approaches.

Speakers

• Desiree Carver-Thomas, Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst, Learning Policy Institute
• Kelvey Oeser, Deputy Commissioner of Educator and System Support, Texas Education Agency
• Mary Vixie Sandy, Executive Director, Commission on Teacher Credentialing
• Ryan Saunders, Deputy Director of State Policy, Learning Policy Institute
• LaVerne Srinivasan, Vice President, National Program, and Program Director, Education, Carnegie Corporation of New York
• Clifton Tanabe, College of Education Dean and Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

In addition to ECS, NASBE, and NCSL, this session was also brought to you in partnership with the Teacher Licensure Collaborative, EdPrepLab, and Pathways Alliance.