This is the first in our two-part series on school funding. In “Making the Case for Teacher Compensation as an Imperative Policy Issue,” Nikki Cohron discusses the lack of teacher voice in policy, teacher compensation disparities and the relationship between salary, recruitment, and retention. In the second article, Frank Ayata will zoom in on the
In Demoralized: Why Teachers Leave the Profession They Love and How They Can Stay, Doris Santoro tells rich stories of experienced teachers living in the era of accountability, evaluation, and increasing policies, who when seeking advice are often referred to as “burnt out.” Santoro differentiates between burn out and demoralization. Demoralization is not about teachers’
We know that schools lift student learning when they retain and motivate strong teachers. The loss of potent educators – especially young or once vigorous teachers – plagues schools across the nation. But how to best invigorate teachers, slowing the costly loss of staff, continues to divide reform activists and scholars alike. Our new study researches
