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50-State Comparison

Nationwide

A Strategic Plan for Teacher Recruitment and Retention in Virginia

Like many states across the country, Virginia struggles with specific and persistent teacher shortages. In fact, the number of unfilled teaching positions in the state increased from 1,063 in the […]

Aug. 8, 2022

IN, MT, NV, VA

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

Including Teachers' Voices in State Policy Decisions

Today is Teacher Appreciation Day — the start of a week dedicated to supporting teachers across the nation as the profession continues to face challenges. To truly appreciate teachers, it […]

May 3, 2022

CO, GA, NC, NM, OK, TX

State Policymakers Consider Teacher Workforce Issues

As we surpass the one-year mark of the pandemic, state policymakers continue to grapple with profound issues impacting student opportunity and success. College access and affordability, school funding and accountability […]

April 21, 2021

MN, MT, WA

Layoff Projections and Shortages Create Teacher Workforce Challenges

The school year is kicking off across the country and administrators, teachers, students and families are navigating the many new realities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The school reopening debate […]

Aug. 26, 2020

Data You Can Use: Changes to the Educator Workforce After COVID-19

The coronavirus has upended the U.S. economy and education system in ways few would have imagined just two months ago. State and local leaders now know that millions of students […]

April 28, 2020

MN, NV

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

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