Dear Media Friends:

SREB will close at the end of business on Dec. 13, 2024, and reopen on Jan. 6, 2025. During this time, our team will recharge and spend quality time with loved ones.

So, as the holidays and new year approach, SREB wishes you a wonderful season ahead and offers you these ideas for evergreen pieces:

• What do educators say are the best approaches to improving career pathways for teachers in the face of ongoing teacher shortages? SREB’s new report on Teacher Career Pathways and Advancement Options, provides a strategic framework for teacher career pathways to address shortages, improve student achievement and support local economies.

• The full story on teacher compensation (pay, benefits and more) for all 16 SREB region states is on SREB’s website. Our newly updated teacher compensation dashboard lets you click on a state to see average teacher salaries, health insurance costs, retirement benefits and take-home pay at various stages in a teacher’s career.

• Looking for an interesting person to profile this month? Consider an interview with a member of SREB’s new Commission on AI in Education from your city or state. Chaired by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and co-chaired by Brad D. Smith, president of West Virginia’s Marshall University, the commission includes more than 60 policymakers, education leaders and business executives.

Happy Holidays!

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