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Personnel, HR, unions

Many teachers no longer feel safe. Here’s what they want from their district leaders

Matt Zalaznick -
A survey of Denver's teachers found that smaller class sizes and expanded mental health services were preferred solutions over SROs and metal detectors. But teachers elsewhere want more police in their schools.

Morale champs: Did your state make one of these teacher top 10 lists?

Matt Zalaznick -
States were ranked on compensation, work benefits and environment, and student performance by Scholaroo, a college scholarship search website that regularly assesses the K12 landscape with surveys and a lot of number crunching.

3 districts, superintendents part ways as other leaders switch places

Matt Zalaznick -
Several districts and their superintendents have cut ties within the last week, including a former New Jersey leader who had been suspended since October.

Why these states rank as the 10 best for teachers in 2023

Matt Zalaznick -
You know what administrators want when picking a place to work but how would you determine the best states for teachers in 2023?

Teachers are committed to their jobs, yet why are they not recommending it to others?

Matt Zalaznick -
This sentiment is yet more evidence for administrators that excessive workloads and lack of resources are driving teachers to their breaking point, according to the annual “Voices from the Classroom” survey.

Are districts working hard enough to make teaching a more desirable job?

Matt Zalaznick -
When it comes to the nation's large and urban school systems, only about a third are pursuing "new or imaginative" strategies to transform teaching into a more appealing profession, says a new analysis

Quick, easy and free: A few ideas for jumpstarting teacher job satisfaction

Matt Zalaznick -
Low pay and heavy workloads may be the leading drags on teacher job satisfaction but principals, superintendents and other administrators can also help educators find ways to improve their outlooks by, for instance, sending a short letter of gratitude to a colleague.

Was the Los Angeles schools strike legal? Complaints allege it was not

Micah Ward -
"This is yet another attempt by LAUSD to silence the voices of workers," said a spokesperson for Local 99. "The three-day strike proved that workers will not be stopped in their demands for respect."

Teachers leaving K12 for the FBI and bartending? It’s not the whole staff shortage story

Matt Zalaznick -
Here's the narrative: Burned-out teachers are bolting the profession for more satisfying and lucrative jobs in the private sector. But research in one state may reveal an arguably more concerning outcome.

400 principals descend on Congress this week in pursuit of funding

Matt Zalaznick -
Hundreds of school leaders are in the nation's capital today advocating for increased federal funding to expand mental health counseling and fill staff vacancies.

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