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Chicago
Updated April 17, 2019

In rush to fill teacher vacancies, Illinois has lots of proposals and no immediate solutions

Illinois is preparing to end another school year with more than 1,000 teacher vacancies, a crisis that has ignited legislators and the state’s…

teacher training

Newark
April 8, 2019

Educators flock to EdCamp Newark, where ‘it’s teachers teaching teachers’

Saturday's event was part of a long-running conference series across the U.S. and over 40 other countries where educators design and lead all the workshops.

no more test?

Indiana
April 3, 2019

Indiana could scrap test seen as a barrier to training more teachers of color

The provision was added to a bill that would change some rules about alternative teacher licenses, which passed the committee unanimously as well.

teacher prep

Tennessee
February 15, 2019

Report: Tennessee’s teacher prep programs are doing a better job, but graduating fewer educators

The state's 40 teacher prep programs maintain or improve their scores on a new report card.

training day

Newark
January 31, 2019

Newark reading teachers get help from an unlikely source: a charter school network

Dozens of Newark Public Schools teachers attended a workshop Wednesday led by Uncommon Schools, a rare example of district-charter collaboration.

By the numbers

Chicago
November 5, 2018

Beyond hiring: The struggle to diversify Chicago’s teaching ranks

In Chicago, the ranks of black teachers continue to decline, and the percentage of Latino teachers has only increased slightly.

California residents

National
November 1, 2018

Teacher residencies have many admirers but still train few teachers. California may be about to change that.

California recently earmarked $75 million to create new residencies and expand existing ones — enough to jumpstart programs that face unique funding challenges.

Student teachers

New York
October 25, 2018

Teaching high schools get a boost as New York City works to diversify its educator corps

Programs aimed at cultivating high school students interested in making teaching a career are undergoing a significant expansion in New York City, in…

hiring crisis

Chicago
October 22, 2018

Want ideas for easing Illinois’ teacher shortage? Ask a teacher.

Raising pay ranks high on the list of ideas for how to fill vacancies in the classroom. But teachers gave mixed responses to Illinois State Board of Education proposals on speeding up credentialing.

Screen Time

New York
October 11, 2018

New York City teachers will be screened for ‘suitability’ under new union contract

If teaching in New York City is going to burn you out, the school system wants to know before you set foot in…

PSA

Colorado
September 20, 2018

Have you thought about teaching? Colorado teachers union sells the profession in new videos

The Colorado Education Association has made a series of ads with the theme, "Change a life. Change the world."

checking biases

Chicago
August 30, 2018

Banned from texting students, educators are urged to be ‘warm and demanding’ to make connections

Chicago educators learn about personalizing learning, and surmounting new barriers in reaching out to kids — particularly black boys.

Take our survey

Chicago
August 22, 2018

Chicago teachers: What’s on your mind this year?

Since Chalkbeat Chicago launched earlier this summer, we’ve written about new troves of data around school choice, a spate of policy changes that…

new teacher training

Tennessee
August 7, 2018

Memphis school would focus on training elementary teachers to boost early literacy

Memphis Teacher Residency would be responsible for staffing the classrooms, but Shelby County Schools would retain administrative control over the school.

mental health

Chicago
August 1, 2018

Trauma can make it hard for kids to learn. Here’s how teachers learn to deal with that.

There’s no debating that childhood trauma seriously impacts how students learn. Researchers have tied stressful events such as divorces, deportations, neglect,…
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