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Teaching Profession Opinion Does Teaching Feel Chaotic Right Now? How to Cope
How math teachers can work in solidarity for the sake of their students and themselves.
Larry Ferlazzo, April 1, 2025
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Teaching Profession Teacher Burnout Is Real. What's to Blame—and How to Keep It at Bay
Teachers share their tips for avoiding burnout.
Elizabeth Heubeck, March 28, 2025
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3 min read
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Teaching Profession Quiz Teachers, How Does Your Morale Compare to Others in Your State? Take This Quiz
Take the quiz to calculate your Teacher Morale Index score and see how it compares to your state’s average.
Marina Whiteleather, Sterling C. Lloyd & Carly Grace McNeil, March 13, 2025
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1 min read
Clayton Hubert is an art teacher who wears many hats as an educator, including driving the school bus each morning, as seen here on Jan. 16, 2025, in Lamberton, Minn.
Clayton Hubert, an art teacher, wears many hats as an educator, including driving the school bus some mornings, as seen here on Jan. 16, 2025, in Lamberton, Minn. Many teachers say the expectations of the role have grown far beyond classroom instruction.
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Teaching Profession Teaching in 2025: ‘Every Day Is a Crazy Day. It’s Fine.’
The profession is changing, and it's more challenging than ever. Resilient teachers are adapting. But at what cost?
Sarah D. Sparks, Caitlynn Peetz & Ileana Najarro, March 4, 2025
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26 min read
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Teaching Profession Data What Teacher Morale Looks Like in Every State
See how teacher morale compares across the states—and where it's highest and lowest.
Holly Kurtz & Laura Baker, March 4, 2025
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4 min read
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Teaching Profession Data Teachers Say These 5 Factors Could Boost Their Morale
Short of a pay raise, here are the things that could improve teachers' morale.
Holly Kurtz, March 4, 2025
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8 min read
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Teaching Profession From Our Research Center Teacher Morale Is on the Upswing. Will It Last?
Education Week recorded a jump in teacher morale. What factors explain the upswing?
Olina Banerji, March 4, 2025
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8 min read
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Teaching Profession ‘Does Anyone Care How Hard I Worked Today?’: Principals and Teachers Get Candid
Three conversations reveal what's really going on with teacher morale.
Olina Banerji & Jaclyn Borowski, March 4, 2025
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2 min read
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Special Report How AI Is Reshaping Teachers’ Jobs
Artificial intelligence is changing the way teachers work, learn, and teach.
February 14, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center Here’s How Teachers Are Using AI to Save Time
Forty ways teachers are using artificial intelligence to make their jobs easier.
Madeline Will, February 14, 2025
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2 min read
Amanda Pierman teaches her upper school science class at The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 10, 2025. Pierman utilizes AI in a number of ways within her teaching.
Amanda Pierman teaches her upper school science class at The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 10, 2025. She holds an AI-powered voice assistant that allows her to control her computer screen while moving around the room—just one way Pierman and other teachers are using AI in their day-to-day work.
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Artificial Intelligence 'I Don’t Get Burnt Out as Much:' How These Teachers Use AI in Their Daily Work
See how three teachers use generative AI tools to save time and enrich teaching and learning.
Lauraine Langreo, February 14, 2025
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7 min read
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School Choice & Charters Opinion Teachers Might Embrace Private School Choice. Here's Why
School choice is often discussed in terms of student impact. But what's in it for teachers?
Rick Hess, January 28, 2025
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10 min read
A pair of snow people greet motorists along Union Boulevard as a storm packing heavy snow envelopes the intermountain West on March 17, 2022, in Greenwood Village, Colo.
A pair of snow people greet motorists along Union Boulevard as a storm packing heavy snow envelopes the intermountain West on March 17, 2022, in Greenwood Village, Colo.
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Teaching Profession Teachers, Do You Check Your Work Email on Snow Days?
We know how students feel about snow days. But how do teachers see them?
Elizabeth Heubeck, January 13, 2025
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3 min read
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Teaching Profession The State of Teaching, 2024 Edition Teachers and Administrators at Odds Over Extra Job Duties
The perception coincides with teachers' low levels of job satisfaction.
Alex Harwin, January 13, 2025
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4 min read
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