The time has come where we are being asked by everyone around us, “So, what’s next?” Many of us have just spent the past 17 years — 81 percent of a 21-year-old’s life — in school. Many of us have ...

In 1966, the Coleman Report concluded there is a stronger relationship between student achievement and teacher quality than either curriculum or student facilities. Most research today confirms this.

In today's society, the common saying "those who can't do, teach," seems to exemplify the opinion toward public school teachers — that the work they do isn't intellectually challenging. This often ...

Louise Williamson has been an educator for more than three decades. But this past school year has been one of her most challenging. For years, the teaching profession has been “crumbling” under the ...

Given the current situation in education, how can we possibly hope to attract able, imaginative, and honorable people into teaching, and how, once they enter, can we sustain them? Given the current ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. This is part one in a two-part series. The second part focuses on potential solutions to ...

Caleb Westveer, our next Teacher of the Week, keeps his students engaged with a creative, energetic teaching style.

In a guest column, teacher Jordan Kohanim sounds the alarm on the well-being and future of her profession. On social media and personal blogs, teachers nationwide are saying the last 18 months have ...

Re “Districts boost pay for substitute teachers” (Sept. 26): As a veteran classroom teacher I want to thank you for highlighting the dire shortage of substitute teachers in every school district in ...

Key Takeaways Teachers have made less money than their fellow college graduates for decades, but the gap between those earnings continues to widen.A new paper from the Economic Policy Institute says ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I’ve been an educator in an inner city school for 17 years now, so I’ve experienced a great deal ...