Topic: Strengthening the Teacher Workforce

This 2019 paper from The Learning Accelerator summarizes research and identifies six quality drivers for online learning tools for teachers: platform quality, rigorous content focus, active learning, mastery learning, connection, and personalization....

This document presents three principles for the design of high-quality professional learning aligned to student standards: Professional learning must be “content-focused,” “teacher- and student-centered,” and “instructionally relevant and actionable.” Achieve the Core developed the principles based on a review...

This study analyzes data from the New York City Department of Education to study the effects of principal transitions on school outcomes, including student progress and performance, teacher turnover, and school environment. This piece includes policy implications for districts...

This analysis of data from a large school district in North Carolina finds that teachers experience “small positive increases” in their observation scores when they have the same race or gender as their classroom observers....

This study analyzes teachers’ perceptions of feedback provided through their districts’ evaluation system. Results find that teachers’ responses to feedback relate to their perceptions of the usefulness and accuracy of the feedback, the credibility of the evaluator, and the...

This brief provides findings from a study of educator evaluation implementation in Chicago Public Schools focusing on educator perceptions of feedback. The “Implications” section offers important considerations for evaluators and the states and districts that support them....

This report shares findings from a survey administered to a national sample of teachers and administrators. The study focuses on how teachers use standards-aligned materials in English, math, and science, as well as how they use, modify, and access...

This resource provides policy makers with guidance on writing policies that promote educational equity through effective teachers. It provides an overview of pertinent topics while highlighting teacher recruitment and retention....

This resource provides a series of briefs that discuss leverage points to ensure that students with disabilities have strong, committed, and enduring teachers....

This synthesis paper provides empirical data on the recruitment and retention of teachers from around the world. It provides insights into the push/pull factors that drive teacher decisions to remain in the education profession....