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Tennessee
Remote teachers for Memphis high school classrooms face opposition from board members
By Laura Faith Kebede
October 17, 2019
Getty Images empty classroom Newark
Newark schools are short dozens of teachers, leading to bigger classes and more substitutes
By Patrick Wall
Updated October 17, 2019
Tennessee
One in three Tennessee teachers wants to leave the profession, survey says
By Marta W. Aldrich
August 22, 2019

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Chicago
Teacher turnover hits high-poverty schools particularly hard. Here’s how Chicago plans to keep more educators.
By Adeshina Emmanuel
July 30, 2019
Chicago
How one Illinois program aims to train more resilient, longer-lasting teachers
By Yana Kunichoff
July 19, 2019
Rodney Rowan, assistant superintendent and new leader of the district's iZone, talks with his former colleague Sandra Jenkins at a job fair. Jenkins is looking for work after a car accident forced into early retirement several years ago. Tennessee
Scenes from a Memphis job fair: How one veteran teacher is struggling to return to the kindergarten classroom
By Kathryn Palmer
July 18, 2019
Chicago
‘A good start’: There could be some changes coming for Illinois teachers
By Yana Kunichoff
June 7, 2019
Tennessee
Tennessee’s rural schools overlooked amid urban focus, says equity group
By Marta W. Aldrich
May 30, 2019
Colorado
Rural Colorado faces a teacher shortage. University of Colorado Denver has plans to help.
By Erica Meltzer
May 22, 2019
Colorado
With loan forgiveness and stipends, Colorado lawmakers hope to lure teachers to rural districts
By Erica Meltzer
May 1, 2019
Chicago
Illinois State Board, new superintendent seek $5.6 million more for training teachers, streamlining testing
By Yana Kunichoff
March 21, 2019
Tennessee
Report: Tennessee’s teacher prep programs are doing a better job, but graduating fewer educators
By Marta W. Aldrich
February 15, 2019
Colorado
Here’s a look at the first education bills to hit the floor in Colorado
By Erica Meltzer
January 4, 2019
Indiana
‘Indiana’s war on teachers is winning’: Here’s what superintendents say is causing teacher shortages
By Stephanie Wang
November 27, 2018
Chicago
School funding, pensions, pre-K: Here are 8 education issues J.B. Pritzker will face as governor
By Cassie Walker Burke, Adeshina Emmanuel, Yana Kunichoff
November 7, 2018