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'Grow Your Own' Prep Programs Can Improve Diversity of the Teaching Workforce

Black and Hispanic educators are much more likely than white educators to say they plan to leave the profession, threatening to exacerbate an already overwhelming lack of diversity. Local, “grow your own” alternative teacher preparation programs can help to strengthen the diversity of the teaching workforce, as well as enable districts to address broader staffing challenges.

Benjamin K. Master, Christopher Joseph Doss @Chris_J_Doss

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Teachers Lost Out on Professional Learning During the Pandemic. Here's How Summer Programs Could Help

For thousands of teachers across the United States, 2020 was a year of uncertainty. Many lacked access to their usual professional learning activities. Summer programs for students that also offer learning opportunities for teachers might help make up for lost time.

Elizabeth D. Steiner @ED_Steiner, Laura Stelitano

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Three Steps States Could Take to Make Sure Learning Is More Equitable Should Schools Close Again in the Fall

The quality of remote instruction depends on whether students can connect and interact with educators online. But poverty is a major driver of who gets high-quality online instruction and who doesn't. What can states do in this new reality?

Julia H. Kaufman @juliahkaufman

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Why a Lack of STEM Teachers Could Jeopardise the Canada 2067 Vision

The future of STEM learning depends heavily on a strong STEM teaching workforce. But education systems around the world face significant challenges attracting, training, and keeping STEM teachers.

Julie Belanger

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Improving School Leadership: What Works

There is evidence that having strong school leaders is instrumental for improving the quality of teaching. But resource constraints and pressure to spend money directly on students have left interventions focused on principals largely overlooked. However, the new Every Student Succeeds Act may be changing the script.

Rebecca Herman, Susan M. Gates

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Ask Me Anything: Catherine Augustine on Summer Learning

With summer now underway, RAND's Catherine Augustine hosted an