Recruitment & Retention
Education news, analysis, and opinion about efforts to hire and keep school and district staff.
Staffing Our Schools
Why schools are struggling to recruit and retain staff and how education leaders can start to solve the problem.
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Recruitment & Retention How Teacher and Other School Staff Recruitment Is ChangingFor one thing, virtual hiring processes are here to stay.Recruitment & Retention Sponsor Cutting-edge District Leaders Solve for Teacher Shortages with Innovative Teaching and Learning ModelsSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Stride Learning Solutions is working with districts to fill instructional gaps utilizing non-traditional teaching and learning models
Recruitment & Retention How Bad Is the Teacher Shortage? What Two New Studies SayDespite alarming headlines, no real-time data on shortages is available. But the labor market has shrunk, and turnover is ticking up.
Recruitment & Retention Here's How the White House Is Tackling Teacher ShortagesJill Biden helped roll out the administration's three-part plan, which underscores recruitment, higher pay, and hands-on training.
Recruitment & Retention Letter to the Editor Let’s Think About How to Prevent Teacher ShortagesWe need to hold the career of teaching in higher esteem, writes an educator in this letter to the editor.
Recruitment & Retention Opinion When It Comes to the Teacher Shortage, Who's Abandoning Whom?Are teachers really leaving the school system or just an archaic model that we should all leave behind?
Recruitment & Retention A Dallas Principal Lost a Fifth of Her Teachers. Can She Hire Enough by the First Day?Principal Rocio Gardea sat at a folding table near the front of the auditorium, shuffling her papers. The pressure was on.
Recruitment & Retention From Our Research Center How Many Teachers Are Retiring or Quitting? Not as Many as You Might ThinkAn EdWeek Research Center survey found that teacher resignations in the year leading up to August 2022 were only slightly above 2019.
Recruitment & Retention What It Will Take to Recruit Teachers in a Tough Job MarketJob seekers have the upper hand right now. How schools are trying to meet their demands.Recruitment & Retention Spotlight Spotlight on Teacher RetentionThis Spotlight will help you investigate how schools can hold onto valued staff, learn how to build a healthier school culture, and more.
Recruitment & Retention From Our Research Center The Outlook Is Bad for School Hiring This FallA survey shows most schools aren't getting enough teacher, bus driver, paraprofessional, and other job candidates.
Recruitment & Retention From Our Research Center After-School Programs Face Perfect Storm of Staffing and Funding Problems, Survey FindsStaffing shortages come at a critical time, as schools are looking for more assistance helping students recover academically.
Recruitment & Retention Letter to the Editor A Note of AppreciationA retired administrator shares why it's so important to appreciate colleagues in this letter to the editor.
