Teaching Profession
Education news, analysis, and opinion about teachers as a workforce and policies affecting them.
See also: Salaries & Benefits, Job Satisfaction, New Teachers, Teacher Diversity, Unions, Teacher Evaluations
The State of Teaching
New national data on the teaching profession, vivid reporting from classrooms, and resources to help support this essential profession.
Teaching Profession Video What a 63-Year Teaching Veteran Thinks of AIMartha Strever has built her life around Linden Avenue Middle School.
Teaching Profession Opinion 3 Ways Educators Can Make Hard Conversations EasierConversations around hot-button topics can catch teachers and school leaders off guard. Avoidance isn't the answer.
Teaching Profession This Teacher Is in Her 64th Year in the Classroom. She Has No Plans to QuitMartha Strever has, in some cases, taught three generations of students from the same family.
Teaching Profession What the Research Says Teachers Want Sustainable Workplaces. State Policies Make it HarderGreater opportunities for collaboration could boost teacher retention, national group finds.
Teaching Profession STEM Career Changer Challenges: Grading, IEPs, and Learning DifferencesWhen STEM professionals get into the classroom, they run into challenges that might be unique to career switchers.
Teaching Profession Q&A A Job in the White House Didn't Prepare This Teacher for Returning to the ClassroomFormer science teacher and Obama adviser Steve Robinson says STEM teachers need more support after they enter the classroom.
Teaching Profession What Happened When These STEM Professionals Switched to TeachingThree STEM teachers talk about why they stayed in the classroom and how to get others to do the same.
Teaching Profession Opinion How Educators Can Create Space for Their GriefThere’s a lot to grieve about our education system these days—and it’s important we take the time to do so.
Teaching Profession What the Research Says Do Teacher Strikes Increase Pay?New research finds the majority of teacher strikes in the last decade did boost wages and benefits.
Teaching Profession 5 Ways Teachers Want Administrators to Support Them"Teachers need to know that administrators have their back," one respondent wrote in an EdWeek Research Center survey.
Teaching Profession One Teacher's Fight for the Right to Pump at WorkA teacher shares her struggle to secure what she considered reasonable breaks to pump during the school day, a right protected by law.
Teaching Profession From Our Research Center How Intellectually Humble Are Educators? An IndexHow receptive are educators to discussing important topics with people who hold opposing views? The answer has a curious contradiction.
Teaching Profession What's Your Teacher Outfit of the Day? Educators Share Their Best School FashionSocial media influencers reveal budget-friendly wardrobe tips for teachers to try this school year.
Teaching Profession The Education Issue Americans Agree on That's Not Good News for TeachingAmericans from all sides think that teacher recruitment and retention is a big issue, but they don't want their kids becoming teachers.
Teaching Profession NEA Reaches Tentative Agreement With Staff Union After Monthlong LockoutThe largest teachers' union and its staff appear to have reached a detente.
