Teacher Compensation
Financial Trends in Local Schools’ Covid-Aid Spending
(Updated with April 5 data) Nearly a year after Congress approved $122 billion in Covid-relief…
School Staffing
Given the academic and social challenges that students face, many local…
National, Regional Trends in Educators’ Covid-Relief Spending
(Updated with March 1 data) With billions to spend in Covid-relief money, school districts and…
Paraeducators: Growth, Diversity and a Dearth of Professional Supports
Amid discussions on how to diversify the teaching workforce, policymakers are looking toward paraeducators: teachers’ aides…
The Inequitable Effects of Teacher Layoffs
Widespread teacher layoffs, like those resulting from the Great Recession, have several negative repercussions that…
The Surprising Effects of Teacher Strikes on the Political Landscape
Teachers strikes often generate headlines where they’re taking place, but their influence can extend beyond…
Ways to Find and Keep Substitute Teachers
An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 substitute teachers serve in the nation’s classrooms every year, often…
The Pandemic and the Teacher Pay Problem
There have been countless headlines about the American education system’s struggles to educate 50…
Disrupted: The Path to School Reform in the Nation’s Capital
When the District of Columbia’s city councilors handed 36-year-old Mayor Adrian Fenty control of the…
What Influences Teacher Retention?
Attracting and retaining quality teachers is essential to improving student achievement. But what factors…
Where Biden and Sanders Stand On Education
While leading Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have…