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NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Lora Bartlett About Teacher Retention

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Lora Bartlett

December 17, 2024

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Teacher Turnover: The Hidden Costs

Newsletter

October 30, 2024

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NEPC Review: “So Hard, But So Rewarding:” How School System Leaders Are Scaling Up Strategic School Staffing Models (Center on Reinventing Public Education, March 2024)

NEPC Review

Elizabeth Stringer Keefe

July 11, 2024

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NEPC Review: The Effects of High-Performing, High-Turnover Teachers on Long-Run Student Achievement: Evidence From Teach for America (Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, November 2022)

NEPC Review

Emilie Mitescu Reagan

March 15, 2023

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NEPC Review: Autonomous Schools Can Help Solve the Problem Behind the Teacher Shortage Problem (Progressive Policy Institute, October 2022)

NEPC Review

Charisse Gulosino and Hajime Mitani

January 17, 2023

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Is Teacher Stress a Policy Problem?

Newsletter

September 29, 2022

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NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Richard Ingersoll and Tuan Nguyen About Teacher Shortages

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña, Richard Ingersoll, and Tuan Nguyen

September 20, 2022

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The Secret Weapon for Fighting Teacher Attrition

Newsletter

July 28, 2022

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NEPC Review: Addressing Teacher Shortages: Practical Ideas for the Pandemic and Beyond (TNTP, February 2022)

NEPC Review

Ed Fuller

May 24, 2022

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"Grow Your Own" Programs: Examining Potential and Pitfalls for a New Generation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Community Teachers

Policy Brief

Conra D. Gist

May 19, 2022

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Teachers Welcome Deprofessionalization

Newsletter

April 1, 2022

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Five Myths About Education

Newsletter

October 21, 2021

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Retaining Educators of Color: Some Practical Advice.

Newsletter

May 20, 2021

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NEPC Review: Harnessing Micro-Credentials for Teacher Growth (New America, January 2021)

NEPC Review

Elena Aydarova

April 8, 2021

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NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Terrenda White About Teacher Dissent

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Terrenda White

December 17, 2020

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NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Doris Santoro About Teacher Demoralization

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Doris A. Santoro

October 20, 2020

We All Want More Teachers of Color, Right?: Concerns and Considerations about the Emergent Consensus

Policy Brief

Thomas M. Philip and Anthony L. Brown

July 21, 2020

Are You Demoralized or “Just” Burnt Out?

Newsletter

August 15, 2019

What Can Research Tell Us About the Pay Plan that Led to the Picket Line?

Newsletter

February 26, 2019

Are Four-Day Weeks Bad for Students?

Newsletter

September 4, 2018

NEPC Review: Evaluation of the Teacher Incentive Fund: Final Report on Implementation and Impact of Pay-for-Performance Across Four Years (Institute of Education Sciences, December 2017)

NEPC Review

Francesca López

February 27, 2018

NEPC Review: Tackling Gaps in Access to Strong Teachers: What State Leaders Can Do (The Education Trust, October 2017)

NEPC Review

Doris A. Santoro

November 28, 2017

NEPC Review: Teacher Absenteeism in Charter and Traditional Public Schools (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, September 2017)

NEPC Review

Patricia H. Hinchey

November 7, 2017

Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Alyssa Hadley Dunn on Viral Teacher Resignation Letters

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Gregory A. Smith and Alyssa Hadley Dunn

October 17, 2017

NEPC Review: Back to the Staffing Surge: The Great Teacher Salary Stagnation and the Decades-Long Employment Growth in American Public Schools (EdChoice, May 2017)

NEPC Review

Joydeep Roy and William J. Mathis

July 5, 2017

NEPC Review: Smart, Skilled, and Striving: Transforming and Elevating the Teaching Profession (Center for American Progress, November 2015)

NEPC Review

Elizabeth J. Meyer

January 7, 2016

Silver Linings Casebook: How Vergara’s Backers May Lose by Winning

Resource Document

Kevin G. Welner

June 3, 2015

NEPC Review: Paying the Best Teachers More to Teach More Students (Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University, February 2015)

NEPC Review

Patricia H. Hinchey

April 13, 2015

Review of Turning Lightning into Electricity

NEPC Review

Mark R. Warren

February 2, 2015

Review of Transfer Incentives for High-Performing Teachers

NEPC Review

Donald Gratz

January 28, 2014

NEPC Review: The School Staffing Surge: Decades of Employment Growth in America’s Public Schools, Part II (Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, February 2013)

NEPC Review

Joydeep Roy

March 26, 2013

Review of The School Staffing Surge

NEPC Review

Joydeep Roy

December 4, 2012

Reviews Worth Sharing: The Irreplaceables: Understanding the Real Retention Crisis in America's Urban Schools (TNTP, July 2012)

Reviews Worth Sharing

Matthew Di Carlo

July 31, 2012

NEPC Review: Assessing the Compensation of Public-School Teachers (Heritage Foundation, November 2011)

NEPC Review

Jeffrey H. Keefe

January 31, 2012

NEPC Review: Redefining Teacher Pensions: Strategically Defined Benefits for New Teachers and Fiscal Sustainability for All (Center for American Progress, September 2011)

NEPC Review

Teresa Ghilarducci

November 22, 2011

NEPC Review: "Cross-Country Evidence on Teacher Performance" and "Merit Pay International" (February 2011)

NEPC Review

Matthias Von Davier

March 31, 2011

NEPC Review: District Awards for Teacher Excellence Program: Final Report (December 2010)

NEPC Review

Donald Gratz

March 3, 2011

NEPC Review: Stretching the School Dollar: A Brief for State Policymakers (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, January 2011)

NEPC Review

Bruce D. Baker

January 26, 2011

NEPC Review: Learning About Teaching (December 2010)

NEPC Review

Jesse Rothstein

January 13, 2011

NEPC Review: Teacher Layoffs: Rethinking "Last Hired, First Fired" Policies (National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), February 2010)

NEPC Review

Richard Ingersoll and Lisa Merrill

May 12, 2010