Human Resources
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Recruitment & Retention
Q&A
How This District Lowered Its Teacher Vacancy Rate to Almost Zero
Knox County schools in Tennessee has a multifaceted strategy to hire and retain more teachers.
Budget & Finance
Districts Scramble to Comply With New Overtime Rule
Organizations push to delay new rule that requires overtime pay for more school employees.
Recruitment & Retention
Why Your Next Teacher Job Fair Probably Won't Be Virtual
Post-pandemic, K-12 job fairs have largely pivoted to in-person events. But virtual fairs still have a place.
Budget & Finance
Ozempic and Other Pricey Drugs Cause Headaches for Schools
Districts are struggling to find cheap and accessible alternatives to expensive medications for staff as insurance and drug costs rise.
Student Achievement
Opinion
Educational Strategies and Student Outcomes Are Not in Sync. What You Need to Know
Teachers and school leaders are focused on different tasks, and none is tied to student results.
Recruitment & Retention
Interview Educators After They’re Hired, Too. Here’s Why
"Stay" interviews and exit interviews can be just as valuable as pre-employment interviews.
Recruitment & Retention
Do Online Job Boards Help Districts Find More Teachers?
School district recruiters are experimenting with services like Indeed and LinkedIn, but they report variable success so far.
Recruitment & Retention
Recruiters Are Going Grassroots to Fill Vacancies. They Say It's Working
Highway billboards, direct pleas to parents, and grocery store flyers are among the ways schools are reaching out to potential hires.
Recruitment & Retention
From Our Research Center
Districts Want More Teachers of Color But Don't Do Enough to Recruit Them, Survey Finds
Results from a January survey found that work remains in districts' efforts to recruit more teachers of color. Experts offer advice.
Recruitment & Retention
The Pandemic Changed Teacher Recruiting. Here's What It Looks Like Now
Recruiters' jobs are more complex, requiring them to use in-person, remote, and hybrid job fairs.
Recruitment & Retention
From Our Research Center
Educators Less Likely to Seek Jobs in States That Limit Classroom Talk, Survey Finds
Surveys completed late last year asked job seekers and school district recruiters about how new laws are impacting job applications.
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