Teacher Retention

What We’re Getting Wrong About the New Jersey Teacher Shortage

New Jersey Republican Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis wrote yesterday that New Jersey needs "to combat the teacher shortage "head-on" to protect…

2 years ago

Paterson Teachers Union Decries Superintendent’s Refusal to Address Poor Working Conditions and Unreasonably Low Salaries

This is an "Open Letter to the Paterson Community" from the Paterson Education Association. The Paterson Education Association (PEA) has…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: Do We Really Have a Teacher Shortage and, If We Do, How Can We Fix It?

The American teacher shortage is headlining news stories and infiltrating social media, although there’s little consensus on whether this shortage…

2 years ago

Asbury Park Teacher Resigns Due to Leadership’s Allegations

Last week Asbury Park Public Schools District lost a popular substitute teacher named Gary Salerno, who sent an email to…

2 years ago

Asbury Park Update, Straight From the Superintendent’s Mouth

I’m hearing all this about the operation,  I want  to start by saying I’m not cutting deals, I’m not a…

2 years ago

BROCKETT: To Retain Special Education Teachers, Treat Them Like the Experts They Are

Kara Brockett is the director of special education at KIPP: Newark. She has worked with students with disabilities for over…

2 years ago

EL-MEKKI: Recruiting Black Teachers Into A Burning Schoolhouse Won’t Help To Retain Them

Sharif El-Mekki is the founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development. He is a former principal of…

3 years ago

REILLY: Teachers Are Stuck in a ‘Survival Mindset’: Here’s How to Help

John Reilly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Director For Thrive Alliance Group. After two years of disruption, fear…

3 years ago

Q and A: You Won’t Retain Black Teachers Without Transforming Your School Culture

New Jersey badly lacks teachers of color and the cost is borne by Black and Brown children. If a Black…

3 years ago