Recruitment & Hiring
Learn more about efforts to attract school and district staff and choose the best candidate for the job
The State of Teaching
New national data on the teaching profession, vivid reporting from classrooms, and resources to help support this essential profession.
Recruitment & Retention
How These State and District Leaders Are Solving Teacher Shortages
Three experts share the benefits and drawbacks of the strategies they've tried out.
Recruitment & Retention
How to Recruit and Retain Bilingual Teachers and Men of Color
Mentoring and building personal relationships can be powerful tools for recruiting and retaining educators of color and bilingual teachers.
Equity & Diversity
Letter to the Editor
To Recruit Black Teachers, We Need Black Leaders
A math teacher explains why Black leaders play a significant role in recruiting and retaining Black educators in this letter to the editor.
Recruitment & Retention
Do Online Job Boards Help Districts Find More Teachers?
School district recruiters are experimenting with services like Indeed and LinkedIn, but they report variable success so far.
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
How Schools Are Getting Through This Hiring Season
Here’s what opinion contributors say works—and what doesn’t—when recruiting and retaining staff.
Recruitment & Retention
Webinar
Addressing Teacher Shortages: Solutions for the Short-Term and the Long-Term
Discover promising teacher-recruitment strategies for both immediate vacancies and long-term success. Learn what's working, what's not, and where to find the necessary resources for change.
Recruitment & Retention
What Principals Look for When Hiring Teachers
A mindset that fits with a school's vision and experience managing student behavior are top attributes.
School & District Management
7 Ways Districts Can Increase the Number of Women Leaders
Women district leaders provide tips to peers on how to increase female representation at the highest levels in K-12.
Federal
Book Bans and Divisive Concepts Laws Will Hold U.S. Students Back, Secretary Cardona Says
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona participated in a summit this week that drew international education leaders to the nation's capital.
Recruitment & Retention
Why Teachers Are Turning Down Lucrative Offers to Stay at This Texas School
A supportive culture that values employees' input is one reason why they're staying put.
Recruitment & Retention
Recruiters: Prospective Teacher Hires Have Questions. Be Prepared
We flipped the script and polled teachers about what they'd ask recruiters in a job interview. Their responses are revealing.
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School districts need to have strategies in place not only to retain their current staff but also to attract new professionals to ensure they are fulfilling the immediate needs of the school and its students.
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
Stop Trying to Recruit Black Teachers Until You Can Retain the Ones You Have
Schools are desperate to recruit Black teachers, writes Bettina L. Love. But do they know how to support them and value their work?
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
It Will Take More Than $60K Salaries to Solve the Teacher Shortage
The American Teacher Act would be a good start, but let's not imagine that it will solve all the problems in the teaching profession.