The Working lives of teachers and leaders (WLTL) is a longitudinal study intended to run for at least five years, up to 2026. It is intended to provide a representative picture of the experiences of teachers and leaders in state schools in England. The third wave was carried out in Spring 2024. The first wave was carried out in Spring 2022. The…

In accordance with Utah State Code 53G-11-304 and as authorized by Board Rule R277-325, the Utah State Board of Education distributes an exit survey to educators who leave their current employment within a charter school or school district. This survey is available throughout the year and personnel in charter schools and school districts are…

England currently faces a shortage of teachers, in part due to declining retention. Research suggests that one important influence on teachers' decisions about whether to leave teaching is the quality of working conditions in their school. Understanding which specific aspects of working conditions have the strongest relationship with retention…

The 50-State Comparison on teacher employment contract policies provides a national comparison of teacher employment contract policies in all states. All of the information was gathered from and focused on state statutes and regulations. State case law was also utilized for metrics related to collective bargaining. Data collection focused…

This policy brief summarizes the responses by early-career science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers in Washington State to the Washington STEM Teacher Survey. These early-career STEM teachers were asked about their perspectives of their teacher education program (TEP) and STEM subject preparation, with a focus on their student…

A growing educator shortage is having significant impacts in schools and communities throughout the United States. In response to this growing concern, the Kansas Teacher Retention Initiative was launched in the summer of 2021, with a focus on measuring, understanding, interpreting, and disseminating data-driven insights regarding the driving…

The 2020-21 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) is a nationally representative sample survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. NTPS collects data on core topics including teacher and principal preparation, classes taught, school characteristics, and demographics of…

This poll was conducted between September 20-25, 2024 among a sample of 1,034 Teachers. The interviews were conducted online. Results based on the full survey have a measure of precision of plus or minus 3.60 percentage points. This report highlights: (1) views on K-12 education; (2) teaching profession and experiences; (3) school choice policies;…

This report presents the findings of the second wave of the Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders survey conducted between 2 February and 11 May 2023. This was during a period of industrial action and wider cost of living pressures. The 2023/24 pay award for teachers was agreed in July 2023. This research report was written before the new UK…

The Working lives of teachers and leaders (WLTL) is a longitudinal study intended to run for at least five years, up to 2026. It is intended to provide a representative picture of the experiences of teachers and leaders in state schools in England. The second wave was carried out in Spring 2023. The first wave was carried out in Spring 2022. The…

The inaugural Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders (WLTL) survey was carried out in Spring 2022 with teachers and leaders in state schools in England. Conducted by IFF Research and the Institute of Education (IoE) on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE), the survey is longitudinal by design and will run annually for at least five years,…

The "Supports Associated with Teacher Retention in Michigan" study examined local teacher retention rates from 2013/14 to 2018/19 and teachers' responses to a survey about teacher supports in their local agencies and their perceptions of those supports. Average annual teacher retention rates among Michigan's local education agencies…

In "Leandro v. the State of North Carolina" ("Leandro"), the Supreme Court of North Carolina found that children have a right to qualified teachers and principals who can prepare students for college and careers and meet the needs of those placed at risk. Providing such high-quality educators for each child demands an adequate…

Education has been a priority for Ghana since its independence, with current expenditures representing double the average for Africa and other developing nations. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government aimed to enhance the quality of education and teacher attendance, including improving school infrastructure and providing textbooks and…

In Rwanda, over 3.5 million children were estimated to be out of school in 2020 when the country closed all schools as a safety measure against the spread of COVID-19. The government quickly developed a national response plan and started the process of hiring teachers, constructing classrooms and training in-service teachers in remote-learning…