Topic: Teacher Workforce Policy

Teacher Workforce Data

Torrie Mekos — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 01:36:00 +0000

[image:18176, image w25 right] To address teacher shortages, elevate the profession, and fuel the economy, a key first step is unpacking the data.

SREB supports efforts to collect and use data to inform policy and practice as part of building, supporting, and maintaining a strong educator workforce.

EXPLORE OUR DATA COLLECTIONS ON TEACHER PIPELINES AND COMPENSATION:

Educator Workforce Research

Torrie Mekos — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:35:00 +0000

Trends in the Teacher Labor Market

[image:18190, image w25 right] SREB partners with Vanderbilt University to produce new research about trends in the teacher labor market, including educator experiences and perceptions, using data from some of our member states.

The goal is to help provide further insights, solutions and ideas for states and districts to better attract, support and retain strong educators.

SEE OUR RESEARCH STUDIES:

A Blueprint to Solve Teacher Shortages

Beth Day — Wed, 14 May 2025 02:29:00 +0000

For School and District Leaders

The solution to teacher recruitment, quality and retention requires a comprehensive, long-term approach and reliable data. This report offers a framework for district planning and action, covering policy and practice for pathways and preparation, licensure and advancement, professional support and mentorship, and compensation and working conditions.

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SREB’s Educator Workforce Initiative

Torrie Mekos — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 02:25:00 +0000

SREB is committed to improving the educator workforce as one of its top priorities through the end of the decade.

A cross-collaborative team of staff are working on this initiative and have developed the following vision to lead their work over the next five years.

SEE SREB’S VISION

Every child deserves a great teacher. Educator shortages hurt our students, exhaust our educators & drain our economy. To sustain our economy, we must have enough quality teachers and school leaders to fully prepare the next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs and workers.

SREB is a leader in solving the complex issue of building and maintaining a first-rate educator workforce.

SREB strives to support policy and practice leaders in states, P-20 and postsecondary education to comprehensively improve the educator profession through the following priority goals:

Make teaching more attractive
Enhance educator pathways and preparation
Cultivate strong educator support programs
Modernize the teaching profession and educator workday

Teacher Career Pathways and Advancement Options

Beth Day — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:42:00 +0000

We need more high-quality pathways to ensure a skilled teacher workforce so that all students have prepared, certified teachers in every class. This report reviews the data on teacher shortages and quality and shows the four main pathways into the profession. It details the essential elements of quality teacher career pathways and offers examples to look toward from states around the nation.

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Perspectives

Beth Day — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:29:00 +0000

Read SREB's Teacher Workforce Blog

From shortages to solutions, find thoughtful articles about policies and data that affect educators, written by SREB staff and guest authors.

Visit the Teacher Workforce Blog »

A Blueprint to Solve Teacher Shortages

Beth Day — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:55:00 +0000

For State Leaders

Imagine a world where more great people enter teaching, stay in the profession, and get better and better. How do we achieve this?

This report offers insight for state leaders on how to elevate the profession by renovating policies that affect the teacher workforce. With lessons from SREB states that have forged comprehensive plans, it covers pathways and preparation, licensing, mentoring and support, and compensation structures. The report also includes data on shortages, what causes them and how they hurt our economy.

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