January is a pivotal moment for PLCs. Mid-year data and shifting priorities often require a reset—and the best insights come from leaders who’ve already done …
EdRecruiter 2026 Survey Results: How School Districts are Finding and Keeping Talent
Ashlie Crosson CCSSO 2025 National Teacher of the Year Ashlie Crosson is the 2025 National Teacher of the Year. She teaches English and AP Language …
Teaching in Norway
I have just returned from a short visit to Norway where I have been teaching at the Inland Norway University (INN). There was a comical …
Annual lecture video: Rethinking and reconnecting career guidance
For those of you who were unable to join us at the University of Derby in December for Dr Sanna Toiviainen’s annual lecture we have …
How This District Works to Attract and Retain Hard-to-Find CTE Instructors
Omar Muñoz trained as a chemical engineer and worked for almost 30 years as an industry executive, most recently in management at Intel Corporation here. …
What It Looks Like to Put Teachers in Charge of Their Own PD
It’s not easy for school leaders to plan the perfect professional development for their teachers. Teachers often find sit-and-get PD boring, repetitive, or untethered to …
Inside One State’s Bold Plan to Keep Special Education Teachers
Special education has grappled with chronic staff shortages for decades. But efforts to support and retain new teachers can shortchange the specialized needs of educators …
School Leaders Struggle With Teacher Buy-in. What to Do About That (Opinion)
One of the most common questions I hear from school leaders is, “How do I get buy-in from teachers?” While they find the ideas we …
Call for papers: Conceptualising career for the precarious 21st century (Porto in May)
The call for papers for the next COCAG conference held at Escola Superior de Educação – Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal on May 6-7, 2026 …
7 Things Teachers Say Would Make Them Stay on the Job
Teacher shortages are an ongoing problem, and they get a lot of media attention. What tends to fly under the radar are the reasons why. …