Established by House Concurrent Resolution No. 39, the Louisiana Teacher Recruitment, Recovery, and Retention (TRRR) Task Force studies the declining enrollment in teacher preparation programs and reviews strategies that can be utilized by the state and individual school districts in locations of teacher shortages to reverse declines. This annual…

This research explored the relationship between foundation skill learners' characteristics and outcomes, and how foundation skills programs contribute to learners' VET outcomes, employment and further study. Through an analysis of individual student pathways, the research examined the student and program characteristics indicative of completing a…

Positive student-teacher relationships, a well-maintained classroom disciplinary climate, and student persistence are all associated with higher levels of teacher support. Adequate time for professional tasks, good work-life balance and job satisfaction are associated with aspects of the learning environment that are in turn related to teacher…

Background: Having a child is strongly associated with teachers' decisions to leave the profession (Stinebrickner, 1998; Brummett et al., 2024). Nationally representative survey data show that teachers most commonly cite "personal reasons"--including pregnancy and childcare--as their reason for leaving (Podolsky et al., 2016; Taie &…

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted an unprecedented, short-term shift in state K-12 teacher licensure policies. When testing centers and K-12 schools closed during the pandemic, most states waived teacher licensure requirements on a temporary basis. As more states consider changes to teacher licensure policy, the need for clear, actionable evidence…

Many pre-service teachers prolong studies or fail to complete teaching degrees due to financial hardship. This attrition exacerbates the teacher shortage in Australian schools. Our research uses critical theory to explore the challenges for pre-service teachers as they complete the compulsory professional experience component of initial teacher…

This article presents our findings concerning a MOOC named 'Introduction to R programming language', in which we applied design thinking combined with problem-based learning to enhance student engagement and improve the learning experience. The course was delivered to 575 students from Brazil between February 28 and March 18, 2022. Our goal was to…

Substitute teachers play a crucial role in how schools can function, yet little research has focused on understanding the contours of the substitute labor market. This paper uses a mixed method approach, including a survey of a random sample of the population of substitute teachers, state administrative data, and interviews with district…

The Performance Measures for Student Success Report is the North Carolina Community College System's major accountability document. This annual performance report is based on data compiled during the previous year and serves to inform colleges and the public on the performance of North Carolina's 58 community colleges. In 2010, a review process…

This study draws upon anonymous survey responses from 122 full-time, public-school teachers in a Northeastern U.S. state to examine their perceptions of the level of support and decisions made by the state educational agency (SEA) within their state as they navigated teaching during the pandemic. Findings indicate teachers' widespread perception…

Rural school districts across the United States need help to recruit and retain special education teachers. This study presents findings based on special education teachers' experiences teaching within one rural Southern United States school district. This instrumental single case study investigates the factors that encourage special education…

Although conversations about teacher shortages have focused on teachers leaving their districts or the teaching profession, many teachers move within districts, a phenomenon known as teacher migration. As a Philadelphia teacher, Lydia Kulina-Washington left her school for another in the city and observed other teachers doing the same, typically…

The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of persistence within STEM learning environments as a function of cumulative stress and latent trauma. The biopsychosocial impact of prolonged stressors due to hostile environments and academic demands has deleterious health effects on historically underrepresented students who enter STEM…

This qualitative single case study explored the lived experience of a first-generation Latino college student in a four-year higher education setting, who despite obstacles, persisted in college. The study revealed the need for a supportive system, both in and out of school, with an understanding and respect for the culture. Moreover, the findings…

The spread of English as a global language has contributed to the trend of recruiting native English-speaking teachers (NESTs) through government-funded schemes around the world, particularly in East Asia. In Taiwan, the NEST scheme has been recently expanded because of the national policy for a bilingual Taiwan in 2030. However, the NEST scheme…