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NEW DATA: The American Dream of homeownership is slipping further away from our teachers each year. In 2019, homeownership was already unaffordable for teachers with BAs and 10 years of experience in 52% of the districts in our sample. By 2025, they can't afford mortgage payments

Thank you Chad Aldeman for highlighting another piece of the teacher compensation puzzle. While school spending rises, teacher salaries remain flat when accounting for inflation. Two sides of the same coin: Budget increases aren't reaching teacher paychecks, while housing costs

From Gallup: “Among those who do not own a home, 30% think they will buy one within the next five years, 23% in the next 10 years and 45% not for the foreseeable future.” news.gallup.com/poll/660242/ho… I’m curious to see how this stat differs among teachers who do not own a home.

“Schools in Los Angeles and throughout California treat pregnancy as an illness. An educator who takes leave because of a pregnancy or to recover after giving birth is forced to use accumulated sick leave.” That’s a powerful way to frame how districts deny teachers paid parental

When I taught 4th grade, bumping into students at the grocery store was a nice coincidence—but those encounters also built meaningful relationships and showed my students I was a member of the community both in and out of school. Our new report reveals a troubling reality: In

Districts need to get serious about offering special education teachers competitive pay and helping to offset their workloads if they want to retain them. Students with disabilities deserve stable, effective instruction, and they can't afford a revolving door of teachers.

When teachers can't afford to live near their schools, everyone loses. Long commutes lead to higher absenteeism, lower performance, and increased turnover. We ought to reconsider teacher pay through the lens of what *teachers* can afford, not just districts.

As a former state ed policymaker, I know firsthand that good intentions aren't enough. We need smart policies that prepare teachers to teach math effectively and build strong foundations in our students. Our new report shows how states can make this happen.

Nearly a million fourth graders struggle with basic math, per the latest NAEP results. Thanks to extensive research and collaboration with a team of math education experts, we know what can move the needle: quality teacher prep that prioritizes math content and teaching methods

Teachers are being priced out of the communities they serve. Our new analysis shows that in half of major urban districts, rent now eats up over 40% of a beginning teacher's salary. In my backyard of Boston, it's 43%. Even though school spending is up, districts are opting to

Excited to see NCTQ’s own Dr. Katherine Bowser's working paper featured in Annenberg Institute at Brown's Policy & Practice Series! Her research suggests that four-day school weeks don't solve turnover for teachers, principals, or paraprofessionals. EdExchange's brief recommends that districts

Juneteenth marks the day freedom reached the last enslaved Americans—an inflection point that calls us to examine the systems, such as teacher preparation and teacher support, to give every student great instruction and widen their opportunities.

This Juneteenth, let's honor Black teachers for their proven impact: Students of every race achieve more, attend more, & believe in themselves more when they have Black teachers. Investing in the recruitment, retention, & support of Black teachers is investing in all students.

Students of every race do better—academically and socially—when they have Black teachers. Expanding recruitment, retention, and support for Black educators lifts all students.

Hawaii's $10,000 special education bonus reduced open teaching positions by 32% and cut unlicensed placements by 35%. The lesson? When we meaningfully incentivize special education teachers, we get results. Other districts should take note. nctq.org/research-insig…

Using weak elementary math licensure tests is like building a house without checking the foundation. It looks fine until stress is applied, like when students struggle with place value or fractions, and then cracks start to show. Weak tests are a waste of time and money for the

Let me get this straight: Fewer teachers say they'll leave the profession (down 6% from last year), but they still report high rates of stress and burnout, they earn $30K less than similar workers, and have half as much access to paid parental leave benefits (27% vs 50% in other

I appreciated this question Karen Vaites – so much so that I asked my colleague at NCTQ Ron Noble to write a more detailed article answering it. nctq.org/research-insig…

Early academic achievement is a powerful predictor of lifelong success. This finding struck me: Students who score in the advanced category in 8th-grade math are 4x more likely to attend college and 30x more likely to graduate within five years than their peers who score

Questioning the quality of alternative certification programs isn’t about opposing innovation. It’s about protecting student learning and the health of the teaching profession. Too many states rely on national accreditors who give weak programs the green light. (Even the two