About four years into the effort to address teacher shortages, two recent studies reveal apprenticeships may be successful in recruiting local educators.

Recruiting locally connected individuals has gained policy attention under recent “Grow-Your-Own” initiatives, yet evidence linking teacher localness to student achievement and retention is limited. U...

Recruiting locally connected individuals has gained policy attention under recent “Grow-Your-Own” initiatives, yet evidence linking teacher localness to student achievement and retention is limited. U...

Black teachers are critical resources for children and schools. In experimental data, I document large effects of Black upper-elementary teachers on the self-ef...

Created in 2007, the federal TEACH grant program is a large federal financial aid program that seeks to attract postsecondary students to the teaching profession by providing financial assistance to h...

A cut to federal grants for teacher merit pay and training has left Montgomery County in North Carolina with fewer teachers and fewer resources to attract them.

Federal education data releases have slowed dramatically, with major gaps in the 2024 Digest and Condition of Education report.

The goal is to create an opportunity for early career scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates to connect with peers at similar stages and receive constructive feedback on article-length drafts they’re pre...

The goal is to create an opportunity for early career scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates to connect with peers at similar stages and receive constructive feedback on article-length drafts they’re pre...

About 170 contracts for the Institute of Education Sciences were targeted.

She has little education experience but is a key player in the president-elect’s orbit.

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The next education secretary will likely have experience in higher ed or a zeal for culture wars, experts predict.

Online university courses have become common, though some question whether the modality can adequately substitute for an in-person experience. We explore online course enrollment and student outcomes ...

Nationally, teachers have experienced major changes in how their performance is evaluated. Teacher satisfaction with the evaluation system likely influences whe...