Two major factors matter when it comes to predicting how long a new teacher will stay on the job – how they got certified and the kind of school where they first teach. As researchers who study the ...

Teachers generally like teaching. They stay in their chosen profession about as long as accountants or social workers stay in theirs. Teachers may not get rich, but they live comfortably middle-class ...

Beginning teachers are most susceptible to leaving the profession. With upwards of 10,000 teacher vacancies and a decline in teacher credentials with California, it is urgent for the state — alongside ...

New teachers are entering a profession full of promise and uncertainty. They will have to navigate rapid technological change and politics, and may lack the resources needed to give their students ...

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My first year of teaching was the worst year of my life. I remember preparing for the new school year, prepping my classroom and making lesson plans. If you know the Central Valley of California, you ...

It’s lauded by some as one of the best ways to improve teaching and learning, scorned by others as a complete waste of time. It’s something that teachers might have access to weekly, or barely get ...

A long-standing body of research demonstrates that students who have more effective teachers learn more over the school year, and this learning translates into better life outcomes, according to ...

Gen Z kids are growing up in a much different era of learning. Technology is more accessible and capable than ever before, and teachers are seeing shorter attention spans and increased behavioral ...

File photo of a teacher at Aycock Elementary in Vance County. The State Board of Education heard a major update on teacher turnover this week. The annual "state of the teaching profession report" ...

At the start of this school, 4.8 percent of teacher positions remained vacant in Virginia schools. A year ago, only 3.9 percent were vacant. Sixteen percent of the Commonwealth’s teachers were not ...

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