Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Shortages Resources

California's commitment to expand transitional kindergarten (TK) to all 4-year-olds in the state by 2025-26 will require the addition of up to 11,000 new lead teachers. In this webinar, experts from across the state discuss how teacher residencies can play an important role in expanding a well-prepared TK workforce to help meet this need.

Experts discuss the conditions in Texas that have led to teacher shortages; describes the work underway to stabilize the workforce; and offer their perspectives on solutions to strengthen the Texas teacher pipeline.

Widespread teacher shortages have been a concern for decades and were greatly exacerbated by the pandemic. Experts discussed promising federal policy opportunities that can help ensure that every student has access to a well-prepared, diverse, and stable educator workforce.

State leaders and preparation program faculty shared insights into how state policy can help build and sustain high-quality teacher apprenticeship programs.

State policies impact both teaching conditions and equitable student access to well-qualified teachers. What policy approaches influence teacher supply, demand, and retention, and what can your state consider to better support teachers and students?

State policymakers are looking at teacher residencies, service scholarships, and other strategies discussed in this legislative prep session webinar as they look to simultaneously improve the quality of preparation and provide a long-term solution to teacher shortages.

Exploring California’s investments to address teacher shortages, examining impacts on the teacher pipeline, equity and student learning, and future efforts.

California and Texas have had success in seeding, sustaining, and scaling high-quality, paid teacher residency programs. Hear from experts on the strategies they have used.