https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teaching-profession Teaching Profession en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:34:45 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-top-10-things-that-keep-teachers-up-at-night/2024/11 Teachers share their biggest work-related stressors. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:34:45 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-top-10-things-that-keep-teachers-up-at-night/2024/11 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/an-overwhelming-feeling-of-guilt-why-teachers-dont-take-sick-leave/2024/11 A list of reasons why teachers say working while sick is easier than staying home. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:19:26 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/an-overwhelming-feeling-of-guilt-why-teachers-dont-take-sick-leave/2024/11 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-teacher-pay-and-benefits-look-like-in-charts/2024/11 A third of teachers report inadequate pay, and Black teachers are the likeliest to do extra unpaid work. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-teacher-pay-and-benefits-look-like-in-charts/2024/11 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/why-teachers-likely-take-so-few-days-off/2024/11 The perception coincides with teachers' low levels of job satisfaction. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:42:27 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/why-teachers-likely-take-so-few-days-off/2024/11 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-more-students-miss-class-the-worse-teachers-feel-about-their-jobs/2024/11 Missing kids take a toll on teachers' morale, new research says. Here's how educators can cope with absenteeism. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 22:29:42 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-more-students-miss-class-the-worse-teachers-feel-about-their-jobs/2024/11 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/will-your-classroom-get-enough-likes-teachers-feel-the-social-media-pressure/2024/11 Teachers active on social media feel the competition to showcase innovative lessons and beautiful decorations. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:43:18 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/will-your-classroom-get-enough-likes-teachers-feel-the-social-media-pressure/2024/11 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/new-findings-on-teacher-morale-highlight-ways-to-make-it-better/2024/10 A new College Board survey on teacher morale echoes some previous findings. But it also highlights opportunities for schools to improve it. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:42:45 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/new-findings-on-teacher-morale-highlight-ways-to-make-it-better/2024/10 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-teacher-contracts-need-to-change-and-its-not-just-about-money/2024/10 If we want to retain effective teaches, we should increase teacher compensation—but we need to do it strategically. Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:35:30 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-teacher-contracts-need-to-change-and-its-not-just-about-money/2024/10 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-say-the-public-views-them-negatively/2024/10 The perception coincides with teachers' low levels of job satisfaction. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:44:18 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-say-the-public-views-them-negatively/2024/10 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/play-teacher-tv-bingo-and-spot-all-the-teacher-tropes/2024/10 It's trope bingo; spot the common (and often annoying) mischaracterizations. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 20:52:43 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/play-teacher-tv-bingo-and-spot-all-the-teacher-tropes/2024/10 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/fictional-teachers-on-tv-can-skew-public-perception/2024/10 Media tropes about teachers can give incoming educators and the public unrealistic expectations about the profession. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:56:40 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/fictional-teachers-on-tv-can-skew-public-perception/2024/10 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/from-abbott-elementary-to-english-teacher-what-best-depicts-classroom-life/2024/10 Teachers on social media share what TV shows should be required viewing for anyone familiar with life in the classroom. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:54:59 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/from-abbott-elementary-to-english-teacher-what-best-depicts-classroom-life/2024/10 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-teachers-plan-to-beat-the-october-blues-this-year/2024/09 In education, October can be a slog. Here's how these teachers are getting through it. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:08:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-teachers-plan-to-beat-the-october-blues-this-year/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-3-ways-educators-can-make-hard-conversations-easier/2024/09 Conversations around hot-button topics can catch teachers and school leaders off guard. Avoidance isn't the answer. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:48:42 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-3-ways-educators-can-make-hard-conversations-easier/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/this-teacher-is-in-her-64th-year-in-the-classroom-she-has-no-plans-to-quit/2024/09 Martha Strever has, in some cases, taught three generations of students from the same family. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:33:40 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/this-teacher-is-in-her-64th-year-in-the-classroom-she-has-no-plans-to-quit/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-want-sustainable-workplaces-state-policies-make-it-harder/2024/09 Greater opportunities for collaboration could boost teacher retention, national group finds. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-want-sustainable-workplaces-state-policies-make-it-harder/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/stem-career-changer-challenges-grading-ieps-and-learning-differences/2024/09 When STEM professionals get into the classroom, they run into challenges that might be unique to career switchers. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:29:43 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/stem-career-changer-challenges-grading-ieps-and-learning-differences/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/a-job-in-the-white-house-didnt-prepare-this-teacher-for-returning-to-the-classroom/2024/09 Former science teacher and Obama adviser Steve Robinson says STEM teachers need more support after they enter the classroom. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 04:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/a-job-in-the-white-house-didnt-prepare-this-teacher-for-returning-to-the-classroom/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-happened-when-these-stem-professionals-switched-to-teaching/2024/09 Three STEM teachers talk about why they stayed in the classroom and how to get others to do the same. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 04:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-happened-when-these-stem-professionals-switched-to-teaching/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-how-educators-can-create-space-for-their-grief/2024/09 There’s a lot to grieve about our education system these days—and it’s important we take the time to do so. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:57:22 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-how-educators-can-create-space-for-their-grief/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/do-teacher-strikes-increase-pay/2024/08 New research finds the majority of teacher strikes in the last decade did boost wages and benefits. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:28:51 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/do-teacher-strikes-increase-pay/2024/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/5-ways-teachers-want-administrators-to-support-them/2024/08 "Teachers need to know that administrators have their back," one respondent wrote in an EdWeek Research Center survey. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 23:36:36 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/5-ways-teachers-want-administrators-to-support-them/2024/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/one-teachers-fight-for-the-right-to-pump-at-work/2024/08 A teacher shares her struggle to secure what she considered reasonable breaks to pump during the school day, a right protected by law. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:19:40 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/one-teachers-fight-for-the-right-to-pump-at-work/2024/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-intellectually-humble-are-educators-an-index/2024/08 How receptive are educators to discussing important topics with people who hold opposing views? The answer has a curious contradiction. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 04:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-intellectually-humble-are-educators-an-index/2024/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/whats-your-teacher-outfit-of-the-day-educators-share-their-best-school-fashion/2024/08 Social media influencers reveal budget-friendly wardrobe tips for teachers to try this school year. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:25:26 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/whats-your-teacher-outfit-of-the-day-educators-share-their-best-school-fashion/2024/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-education-issue-americans-agree-on-thats-not-good-news-for-teaching/2024/08 Americans from all sides think that teacher recruitment and retention is a big issue, but they don't want their kids becoming teachers. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:44:48 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-education-issue-americans-agree-on-thats-not-good-news-for-teaching/2024/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/nea-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-staff-union-after-monthlong-lockout/2024/08 The largest teachers' union and its staff appear to have reached a detente. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:50:57 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/nea-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-staff-union-after-monthlong-lockout/2024/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teacher-morale-dips-yet-again-5-takeaways-from-new-survey/2024/08 After an uptick, teachers nationally are saying that their mental health has worsened and that they are less satisfied with their careers. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:56:39 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teacher-morale-dips-yet-again-5-takeaways-from-new-survey/2024/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-morale-is-still-low-they-say-principals-can-help-improve-it/2024/08 Supportive working conditions, spearheaded by principals, can improve teacher satisfaction, according to a study. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:56:32 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-morale-is-still-low-they-say-principals-can-help-improve-it/2024/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-should-teachers-should-dress-for-the-classroom/2024/08 Teachers on social media weigh in on the notion of dressing professionally—and what that means in reality. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:34:38 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-should-teachers-should-dress-for-the-classroom/2024/08