Topic: Teacher Workforce Policy

Overview

Teacher Workforce Policy
State Policies to Elevate the Profession and Address Shortages

The most important thing a school can do for a student’s education is ensure they have a good teacher. States need a strong teacher workforce to increase student learning and to build a stronger economy. SREB helps state leaders address teacher shortages and improve policies that affect teachers across their careers — including recruiting, supporting and retaining great teachers.
 

A Comprehensive Approach to Teacher Workforce Policy:

PREPARATION CERTIFICATION DEVELOPMENT COMPENSATION


These four elements support teachers at every stage of their careers — from candidates and early career teachers, to professional teachers and teacher leaders

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Teacher Compensation Across the South
New Data Dashboard & Analysis

A teacher sitting on the floor reading a book surrounded by young studentsTeacher compensation is about more than just salaries. Each year, SREB tracks and analyzes state-by-state data on teacher compensation packages, including: heath and retirement benefits, salaries, and take-home pay. Use our updated Teacher Compensation Dashboard to examine and compare data or see trends and key takeaways from around the Southern region. 

USE THE DATA DASHBOARD

SEE TRENDS AND TAKEAWAYS

Publication April 2022 | 16 pages
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A Blueprint to Solve Teacher Shortages

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 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.

DOWNLOAD THE FULL BLUEPRINT  |  SEE A SUMMARY

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State Education Human Capital Roundtable Reports

Education human capital roundtables in several states are having challenging conversations on how to improve the quality of their teaching workforce through targeted recruitment, preparation, retention and professional growth strategies. To support them, SREB: 

  • tracks policies, actions and research across the continuum to help policymakers with decisions 
  • convenes leaders to examine promising policies and decide together what will work in their own states
  • provides assistance with planning as states put policies into action