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Addressing Teacher Shortages by Adjusting Teacher Salaries

Earlier this year, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham called on National Guard members and state workers to serve as substitute teachers — a short-term effort to avoid closures and shifts […]

Aug. 22, 2022

Funding, Teaching Profession

AZ, CA, DC, MO, MS, MT, NJ, NM, RI, VA, WA, WY

State Policy Levers to Address Teacher Shortages

shortages across the country and provides key state policy levers to strengthen teacher retention, from interest in the field through career advancement.

June 1, 2022

K-12, Postsecondary

Policy Report

AK, AR, LA, MD, WA

State Information Request: State Task Forces and Commissions on Teacher Shortage Issues

A governor's office requested information regarding task forces and commissions on teacher shortage issues. Our response highlights three states that have recently established task forces or commissions on teacher shortage […]

March 29, 2022

State Information Request

CO, IL, LA, NC, NH

On Teacher Shortages: No Shortage of Data or Teachers Available to Help

Teacher shortages are not a new challenge. One often overlooked root cause behind the ongoing recurrence of teacher shortage challenges is the lack of clarity in the data and, thus, […]

Nov. 18, 2019

LA, SC, VA

State Information Request: Addressing Teacher Shortages Through Licensure Flexibility

A state legislative staffer asked us for examples of legislation that grants flexibility in licensing teachers to alleviate shortages. Our response includes five ways in which states have granted flexibility […]

Sept. 12, 2019

State Information Request

Can the Gig Economy Help Alleviate Teacher Shortages?

If you are facing a teacher shortage in your state, you are not alone. Many states are experiencing a worsening teacher shortage, according to the Learning Policy Institute. Some of […]

Feb. 28, 2019

Addressing Teacher Shortages Through National Service

This guest post comes from Alex Hartman, director of teacher pathways at City Year, and Jada Lewis, executive director of City Year Baton Rouge. As schools across the country seek […]

Sept. 19, 2018

AR, TN

Mitigating Teacher Shortages: Teacher Leadership

See our 2022 report on State Policy Levers to Address Teacher Shortages, which includes more recent examples, by clicking here. To explore specific state strategies for addressing shortages, see this […]

April 27, 2016

Policy Report

IA, TN