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Recruitment and Retention: Pilot Solutions Designed by Teachers of Color
A large body of research, including a detailed report commissioned by Digital Promise in 2020, points to the importance of diversifying the teacher workforce across the U.S. Too often, though, state- or district-level teacher workforce diversity initiatives are applied in broad strokes and do not center the experiences of teachers of color in the locations Read more about Recruitment and Retention: Pilot Solutions Designed by Teachers of Color[…]
States can improve equity and outcomes in gifted education, but too many aren’t trying
Writing for Fordham, Brandon Wright recently reviewed evidence that many states are not making effort to improve the equitable implementation of gifted education. Excerpts of the piece appear below: Last month, the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) released the 2020–21 edition of its “State of the States in Gifted Education.” Published every two to Read more about States can improve equity and outcomes in gifted education, but too many aren’t trying[…]
Ways to Reform Teacher Compensation, beyond a $60,000 Minimum Salary
Writing for Brown Center Chalkboard, Michael Hansen recently reviewed ways to reform teacher compensation without imposing a minimum annual salary across the board. Excerpts of the piece appear below: Teacher compensation reform has reemerged as an urgent policy topic, with bills introduced in both chambers of Congress to incentivize states to pay teachers a $60,000 Read more about Ways to Reform Teacher Compensation, beyond a $60,000 Minimum Salary[…]
Why Teacher Residencies Need to Be the Standard
As states across the country grapple with growing teacher shortages and seek to build a teacher workforce that is well equipped to meet the diverse learning needs of our nation’s students, more and more school systems are turning to teacher residencies — yearlong clinical experiences that pair teacher candidates with highly effective mentor teachers in Read more about Why Teacher Residencies Need to Be the Standard[…]
Curriculum Based Professional Learning: The State of the Field
In recent years, promising open-source, high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) have presented exciting opportunities to enhance students’ engagement and agency in their learning, expand access to grade-level content, and narrow the boundaries between home and school —all without increasing the cost that schools and districts incur for curricula. However, research suggests that curricula, on their own, Read more about Curriculum Based Professional Learning: The State of the Field[…]
K–12 value networks: The hidden forces that help or hinder learner-centered education
The conventional model of schooling is outdated and overdue for replacement. As learners make their way through high school, survey results show that close to 66% end up disengaged. Those who successfully navigate the system gain a narrow set of academic skills that may or may not align with their individual needs, interests, and strengths. Read more about K–12 value networks: The hidden forces that help or hinder learner-centered education[…]
Educator Turnover Has Markedly Increased, but Districts Have Taken Actions to Boost Teacher Ranks
At least until spring 2022, the dismal teaching conditions induced by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic had not led to notably higher educator turnover. However, surveys of educators continue to show that many teachers and principals plan to push up their anticipated retirement date because of the pandemic, and morale among educators looks to be Read more about Educator Turnover Has Markedly Increased, but Districts Have Taken Actions to Boost Teacher Ranks[…]
Student mental health and well-being: A review of evidence and emerging solutions
In the summer of 2022, the Center on Reinventing Public Education convened a panel of education and youth development experts to take stock of recent efforts to address students’ mental health and well-being and to reestablish core elements of social and emotional learning (SEL) in schools. CRPE initially convened a group of experts in 2021 Read more about Student mental health and well-being: A review of evidence and emerging solutions[…]
The State of American Higher Education Outcomes in 2023
Is the US higher education system providing a baseline level of quality for college students? To answer that question, Third Way has been regularly examining institutional outcomes in three key areas: completion, post-enrollment earnings, and student loan repayment. These metrics are informative in their own right, and they are also closely intertwined. Leaving college with Read more about The State of American Higher Education Outcomes in 2023[…]
Creativity From Necessity: A Practical Toolkit for Leaders to Address Teacher Shortages
Many schools have encountered new struggles recruiting and retaining enough teachers over the last few years — and many face chronic staffing challenges that long predate the pandemic. To help address these challenges, Bellwether scanned the country for ideas and resources to create Creativity From Necessity: A Practical Toolkit for Leaders to Address Teacher Shortages. Read more about Creativity From Necessity: A Practical Toolkit for Leaders to Address Teacher Shortages[…]
The Future of Education
Around the world, accelerating technological innovation and pressing global issues such as climate change are affecting our lives, including what we learn and how we learn. Google for Education launched an effort to speak with educational experts to understand evolving trends in the future of education. Google for Education collaborated with research partner Canvas8 to Read more about The Future of Education[…]
An Assembly of Talent: Empowering and Expanding Human Capital in Education
The education system in the United States must evolve from a one-size-fits-all approach to one in which students’ individualized needs are served by an ecosystem of more flexible learning opportunities. This approach, Assembly, is growing and serving more families than ever. Many families already engage in different flavors of Assembly — from home-schooling co-ops to Read more about An Assembly of Talent: Empowering and Expanding Human Capital in Education[…]
Trends Shaping Education
Did you ever wonder what the impact of climate change will be on our educational institutions in the next decade? What does it mean for schools that our societies are becoming more individualistic and diverse? Trends Shaping Education is a triennial report examining major economic, political, social and technological trends affecting education. While the trends Read more about Trends Shaping Education[…]
Developing Effective Principals: What Kind of Learning Matters?
The Learning Policy Institute (LPI) report Developing Effective Principals: What Kind of Learning Matters? adds to an extensive body of research indicating that high-quality principal preparation and professional development programs lead to positive school, principal, teacher, and student outcomes. Based on a review of peer-reviewed research and survey data, the LPI report identifies characteristics of Read more about Developing Effective Principals: What Kind of Learning Matters?[…]
Future Ready Learner Design Process
All4Ed’s Future Ready Schools® and the Readiness Institute at Penn State have partnered to create and launch the new Future Ready Learner Design Process. This free tool, available now, utilizes a human-centered design (HCD) model, which is a people-oriented approach to solving relevant problems and developing action-oriented solutions. The Future Ready Learner Design Process supports Read more about Future Ready Learner Design Process[…]
Teacher Spending Accounts: Supporting All Teachers
An increasing number of students now have access to Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), a policy reform that puts education funds directly in families’ hands to use at the school or education provider of their choice. A new report from Patrick Graff of the American Enterprise Institute argues that teachers deserve similar support and flexibility through Read more about Teacher Spending Accounts: Supporting All Teachers[…]