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Policy Pillar: Great Educators
Survey Says: April 2022
PIE Network brings you the latest surveys and public opinion polls that capture the perspectives of students, parents, teachers, principals, and system leaders. A poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and AP NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveals that the American public is largely divided about the role of […]
Advanced Teaching Roles in North Carolina: Meaningful Career Pathways for Education Professionals
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Addressing Teacher Shortages: Practical Ideas for the Pandemic and Beyond
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What Happened to the K-12 Education Labor Market During COVID? The Acute Need for Better Data Systems
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Survey Says: February 2022
PIE Network brings you the latest surveys and public opinion polls that capture the perspectives of students, parents, teachers, principals, and system leaders. A recent RAND American School District Panel Survey analyzes district leaders’ concerns: 90% of district leaders expressed either “moderate” or “major” concern about students’ mental health this school year. 84% of district […]
Tennessee’s New Teacher Apprenticeship Program and Grow Your Own Models
As states continue to grapple with teacher shortages and the need to diversify the teaching profession, many are adopting strategies to increase access to and reduce the cost of teacher preparation. A new effort to expand routes into the teaching profession is Tennessee’s Teacher Occupation Apprenticeship program, the first K-12 teacher apprenticeship program in the […]
Education in the 2022 State-of-the-State Addresses
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Coalition on the Future of the Teaching Profession
School staffing shortages and their impact on student learning expose long-standing challenges in ensuring great educators for every student. More than ever, a new coalition argues, it’s time to rethink the one-teacher, one-classroom model of teaching and learning, which does not reliably deliver quality learning outcomes and experiences for nearly enough people and communities. In […]
Teacher Shortages and Opportunities for Innovation
Teacher shortages and absences in critical subjects and areas across the country are disrupting efforts around pandemic recovery and learning acceleration. As advocates know, this crisis further reveals challenges that already existed around recruiting, certifying, training, and retaining teachers, and more broadly on how we define and structure teacher roles. In this conversation, Chad Aldeman […]