Press briefing speakers
- Linda Darling-Hammond, President, Learning Policy Institute
- Senator Joyce Elliott, 31st District (Pulaski County), AR
- Desiree Carver-Thomas, Research and Policy Associate, Learning Policy Institute
- Ryan Saunders, Policy Advisor, Learning Policy Institute
- Danny Espinoza, Research and Policy Assistant, Learning Policy Institute
As the U.S. school year begins, districts and schools are struggling to fill empty teaching positions with qualified staff and hundreds of thousands of students are being taught by unqualified or under-qualified instructors. This page gathers our latest resources on teacher shortages that can provide useful background and data on this serious issue.
New Interactive: Understanding Teacher Shortages in California
Audio Press Briefing Recording – August 22, 2018
Interactives and Infographics
- Interactive Map: Understanding Teacher Shortages in California (interactive map)
- Understanding Teacher Shortages: 2018 Update (interactive map)
- Understanding Teacher Shortages: 2016 (interactive map)
- What's the Cost of Teacher Turnover? (interactive calculator)
- Why Teachers Leave (infographic)
Background
- Teacher Shortages: Causes and Impacts (memo)
- Teacher Turnover: Why It Matters and What We Can Do About It (brief and report)
- A Coming Crisis in Teaching? (brief and report)
Solutions
- Taking the Long View: State Efforts to Solve Teacher Shortages by Strengthening the Profession (report)
- The Role of Principals in Addressing Teacher Shortages (brief)
- Addressing the Teacher Shortage: What States Can Do (fact sheet)
- Addressing the Teacher Shortage: What Districts Can Do (fact sheet)
- Solving the Teacher Shortage: How to Attract and Retain Excellent Educators (brief and report)
- The Teacher Residency: An Innovative Model for Preparing Teachers (brief and report)
- How Effective Are Loan Forgiveness and Service Scholarships for Recruiting Teachers? (brief)
- Effective Teacher Professional Development (brief, fact sheet, and report)
- Does Teaching Experience Increase Teacher Effectiveness? A Review of the Research (brief and report)
Diversifying the Workforce
- Diversifying the Teaching Profession: How to Recruit and Retain Teachers of Color (brief and report)
- Minority Teacher Recruitment, Employment, and Retention: 1987 to 2013 (brief and report)
- Why Black Women Teachers Leave and What Can Be Done About it (book chapter)
California
- Understaffed and Underprepared: California Districts Report Ongoing Teacher Shortages (brief)
- Addressing California’s Growing Teacher Shortage: 2017 Update (brief, fact sheets, and report)
- California Teacher Shortages: A Persistent Problem (brief and fact sheet)
- Teacher Residencies in California (brief)