In 2023, Wilder Research contracted with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and Department of Human Services (DHS), in partnership with the Children's Cabinet, to conduct an Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Survey. A similar study was done in 2011. The purpose of the study is to describe characteristics of the ECE workforce and…

In sub-Saharan Africa, the loss of teaching hours due to teacher absenteeism corresponds to a waste of approximately 46 cents for every US dollar invested in education, an annual wastage of 1-3% of GDP. This brief summarizes the results of research in 11 countries in West and Central Africa under the Time to Teach study, a project in UNICEF that…

AISD conducts an online survey of professional employees leaving the district. The Human Resources Exit Survey asks four questions about the reasons for leaving. This report describes teachers' reasons for leaving in 2015-2016.

This report summarizes district-level results of the 2015 Teaching, Empowering, Leading, and Learning (TELL) AISD Survey. A separate one-page research brief also was published. [For the brief, see ED626501.]

In 2011, AISD worked with the nationally recognized New Teacher Center (NTC) to create a comprehensive survey to help the district to better understand how teachers and school staff feel about critical issues that can influence educator retention and effectiveness. This report provides a district summary of staff survey results. A separate report…

At the request of the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) undertook this analysis of the teacher policies in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). A coalition of civil rights groups were also involved in this project, including Parent Organization Network, Families in Schools, Alliance for a…

This document focuses on critical areas that affect teachers as the direct providers of educational service to students. It summarizes critical issues in teaching, raises key questions to be resolved, describes the current system of teacher certification and provides a bibliography for further reading. Brief discussions are presented on: (1) the…

This report examines the timing of teaching careers of 1992-93 college graduates at three points during the 10 years after graduation. It answers questions about the characteristics of graduates who enter and leave teaching, focusing specifically on their demographic characteristics, academic preparation, teacher working conditions, and…

This report contains national trend and predictor data for the attrition of teachers from public schools. Data come from three large, national probability samples of teachers taken over 6 school years between 1987 and 1995. Data are based on questionnaire reports of teachers from the Public School Teacher Questionnaires of the Schools and Staffing…

The school systems of Tennessee are continuing to make efforts to recruit and retain African-American and other minority teachers. As school systems in the state become more and more diverse, these efforts must increase. The number of classroom teachers with 30+ years of experience further emphasizes the accelerated need to establish and implement…

This is the first in a series of research papers in the area of teacher supply, demand, quality, and policy. It addresses the teaching conditions of Texas teachers, focusing on the following: teacher salaries, benefits, supplies and equipment, supervision and caseload, average work week, adequate work site, violence in the schools, competing…

The future of Greece's well-being will depend on improving educational performance to boost productivity and improve social outcomes. In the current economic context, with the need to get best value for spending, Greece must and can address inefficiencies in its education system. The challenges are significant. For example, Greece lags behind many…

This report presents information and statistics about the overall picture of education in Europe, and makes it possible to measure the strengths and weaknesses within the European Union. Teachers are given a special place in this summary as it devotes a complete dossier to an analysis of the characteristics of the teaching profession, in terms of…

In addition to being one of the largest states in the country, California is also known for innovation and change. Reform in California often presages change throughout the country. The views of California teachers are, therefore, of special Significance to policymakers. This survey examines the 1985 views of California teachers for strengthening…

This report describes how the education system in the United States compares with education systems in the other Group of Eight (G-8) countries. The G-8 countries--Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States--are among the world's most economically developed countries. Comparative…