Increasing Teacher Compensation: How Do We Foot the Bill?
In this blog post, WestEd's Dana Grayson Chambers and Jason Willis walk through two approaches that can help implement and sustain increased teacher compensation.Read More
Evidence-Based Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Teachers
REL West has been working in the West Region to understand teacher recruitment and attribution issues and help schools and districts address the issues with evidence-based practices.Read More
Teacher Workforce Challenges Facing States in the West Region
This blog post dives into the high-level data around the teacher pipeline and teacher attrition nationwide, with a specific focus on the West Region.Read More
The Case for Differentiated Staffing in the Classroom
In this blog post, the third in the Money Matters: Conversations About Teacher Compensation Series, WestEd's Kate Wright and Gretchen Weber discuss differentiated staffing, its benefits, and possible...Read More
Busting the Myths About Teacher Compensation and the Teaching Profession
In this blog post, the second in the Money Matters: Conversations About Teacher Compensation Series, Gretchen Weber and Ellen Sherratt address some of the myths around teachers’ compensation.Read More
Now is the Time to Increase Teacher Compensation. Insights From Sabrina Laine, Former Chief Program Officer at WestEd
In the first in the Money Matters: Conversations About Teacher Compensation Series, Sabrina Laine, former Chief Program Officer at WestEd, describes why the first step in solving these shortages...Read More
Going Beyond the Data in Diversifying the Teacher Workforce
Teachers of color positively impact the academic achievement of students of color, and all students benefit from having teachers with diverse backgrounds and experiences.Read More
Teacher Perspectives Are Key to Improving Professional Learning and Instructional Materials to Support Multilingual Learners
Just as multilingual students are a diverse group with particular needs, teachers of multilingual students are also different from each other and vary in the types and amount of tailored supports...Read More
Top Podcasts of 2022 Explore Educator Well-Being, Budgeting for Equity, and More
These top listens from 2022 examine a wide range of pressing issues facing school communities, including building a positive school climate and addressing disproportionality in special education.Read More
Spotlight on Creating Supportive Environments for Our Teachers
This Spotlight highlights resources designed to help education leaders and policymakers create supportive environments for the nation’s teachers.Read More