Topic: Teacher Workforce Policy

Paying Teachers Less for Summers Off

Beth Day — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:06:00 +0000

Do teachers really get more leave than other professionals?

[image:16128, image right]A common comment I hear in my work researching the teacher workforce and its challenges is that “teachers only work 10 months per year, so they should make less money.”

In my view, compensation should be about the level of skill and knowledge required, the impact of the position and the growth of the employee. In addition to the market rate, these are the typical elements factored into compensation for professionals.

Megan Boren

The Next Generation of Teachers

Beth Day — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:54:00 +0000

A Study of Generation Z’s Interest in the Teaching Profession

We depend on Generation Z to fill the growing number of teaching vacancies. Partnering with researchers at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education, SREB studied data in Kentucky and Tennessee for insight into Gen Z and their interest in the teaching profession. This online report features six findings with interactive charts.

Let’s give our teachers what any employee needs to be successful

Beth Day — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 23:59:00 +0000

[image:15584, image right]We have a public-school teacher vacancy and turnover problem — more are leaving than coming in. In 2021, turnover equated to a loss of over 152,000 teachers from their positions in the SREB region. Yet we only prepared shy of 58,000 new teachers (traditional and alternative prep combined).

Building a First-Rate Teacher Workforce

Torrie Mekos — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:44:00 +0000

Four Fundamentals of Attracting and Retaining Great Teachers — Starting with Data

Districts and schools are having to rely on a “warm body” approach to address teacher shortages, focusing on filling numerical vacancies over teacher qualification or preparedness. But taking a closer look at four fundamental areas of data can help make efforts to solve shortages more effective and longer-lasting.

EXPLORE: Teacher Workforce Data by State

READ: Let's Give Our Teachers What Any Employee Needs To Be Successful

EXPLORE: Teacher Workforce Data Hub

READ: A Blueprint to Solve Teacher Shortages

Teacher Compensation Across the South

Torrie Mekos — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:36:00 +0000

Dashboard & Analysis

Teacher 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

A Blueprint to Solve Teacher Shortages

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

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.

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