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A framework for success: Q&A with UNC's Dr. Laura Bilbro-Berry

The University of North Carolina's Dr. Laura Bilbro-Berry discusses how the UNC System created a structured framework to help improve...

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Back to the basics to boost reading results: Q&A with TSU's Dr. Jerri Haynes

Tennessee State University's Dr. Jerri Haynes on how their college of education worked to ensure its teacher candidates were better...

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These states deserve a round of applause

Some remarkable progress is being made by Arkansas, North Carolina, Colorado, and Texas on the teacher quality agenda.

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Dipping into the untapped supply of cooperating teachers

Policymakers and teacher prep programs often claim there's an extremely limited pool of effective mentor teachers when pairing them with...

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High-quality student teaching placements, and who stands to benefit the most

A new study adds to the mix research that unpacks which candidates particularly benefit from high-quality student teaching placements.

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Ten school districts with the highest salaries for first-year teachers

For school district leaders, a crucial strategy for hiring a strong, effective teacher workforce is to offer competitive salaries.

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The revolutionary retention strategy of investing in beginning teachers

We examine the extent to which beginning teachers are receiving any form of compensating differentials that would help increase teacher...

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Reducing bias in classroom instruction

New research on implicit racial bias in schools and its effect on student achievement.

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Bias in teacher observations: No easy solutions

A new study out of Chicago has garnered a lot of attention for finding that Black teachers were significantly more...

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Diversifying the teacher workforce: More than a foot in the door

Many efforts to increase diversity focus on getting more teachers of color to the door of the classroom, with too...

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Learning from the vaccine rollout

Just as the U.S. managed one of the most successful rollouts of COVID vaccines of any nation, so too can...

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Admissions requirements: Following the lead of state policy?

Do state policies have an impact on who enters teacher preparation and what is the impact of program' admissions requirements...

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Substitute Teaching 101: When no one answers the call

Are some teacher absences more likely to be covered than others? And what can be learned from the situations when...

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Could it be that teacher certification does in fact matter?

Lo and behold, it turns out that stricter certification requirements do appear to pay off—but not for the reasons that...

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Affirming spaces matter for teachers too

To cultivate the type of learning environment that would support and sustain candidates of color there are three areas to...