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Recruitment & Retention Webinar EdRecruiter 2025 Survey Results: The Outlook for Recruitment and Retention
See exclusive findings from EdWeek’s nationwide survey of K-12 job seekers and district HR professionals on recruitment, retention, and job satisfaction. 
January 22, 2025
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Substitute Teacher Staffing Simplified: 5 Strategies for Success
Struggling to find quality substitute teachers? Join our webinar to learn key strategies to keep your classrooms covered and students learning.
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Recruitment & Retention Q&A How This District Lowered Its Teacher Vacancy Rate to Almost Zero
Knox County schools in Tennessee has a multifaceted strategy to hire and retain more teachers.
Elizabeth Heubeck, September 10, 2024
7 min read
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Budget & Finance Districts Scramble to Comply With New Overtime Rule
Organizations push to delay new rule that requires overtime pay for more school employees.
Evie Blad, May 21, 2024
2 min read
Facility and prospective applicants gather at William Penn School District's teachers job fair in Lansdowne, Pa., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases and bonuses for the beleaguered profession.
Facility and prospective applicants gather at William Penn School District's in-person teachers job fair in Lansdowne, Pa., Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
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Recruitment & Retention Why Your Next Teacher Job Fair Probably Won't Be Virtual
Post-pandemic, K-12 job fairs have largely pivoted to in-person events. But virtual fairs still have a place.
Elizabeth Heubeck, April 5, 2024
4 min read
The injectable drug Ozempic is shown on July 1, 2023, in Houston.
The injectable drug Ozempic is shown in July in Houston.
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Budget & Finance Ozempic and Other Pricey Drugs Cause Headaches for Schools
Districts are struggling to find cheap and accessible alternatives to expensive medications for staff as insurance and drug costs rise.
Mark Lieberman, March 29, 2024
5 min read
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Student Achievement Opinion Educational Strategies and Student Outcomes Are Not in Sync. What You Need to Know
Teachers and school leaders are focused on different tasks, and none is tied to student results.
Lyle Kirtman & Sybil Knight-Burney, July 19, 2023
7 min read
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Recruitment & Retention Interview Educators After They’re Hired, Too. Here’s Why
"Stay" interviews and exit interviews can be just as valuable as pre-employment interviews.
Elizabeth Heubeck, May 18, 2023
5 min read
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Recruitment & Retention Do Online Job Boards Help Districts Find More Teachers?
School district recruiters are experimenting with services like Indeed and LinkedIn, but they report variable success so far.
Elizabeth Heubeck, May 12, 2023
5 min read
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Recruitment & Retention Recruiters Are Going Grassroots to Fill Vacancies. They Say It's Working
Highway billboards, direct pleas to parents, and grocery store flyers are among the ways schools are reaching out to potential hires.
Elizabeth Heubeck, February 16, 2023
4 min read
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Recruitment & Retention From Our Research Center Districts Want More Teachers of Color But Don't Do Enough to Recruit Them, Survey Finds
Results from a January survey found that work remains in districts' efforts to recruit more teachers of color. Experts offer advice.
Ileana Najarro, February 15, 2023
5 min read
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Recruitment & Retention The Pandemic Changed Teacher Recruiting. Here's What It Looks Like Now
Recruiters' jobs are more complex, requiring them to use in-person, remote, and hybrid job fairs.
Elizabeth Heubeck, February 10, 2023
4 min read
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Recruitment & Retention From Our Research Center Educators Less Likely to Seek Jobs in States That Limit Classroom Talk, Survey Finds
Surveys completed late last year asked job seekers and school district recruiters about how new laws are impacting job applications.
Ileana Najarro, February 9, 2023
3 min read
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EdRecruiter 2023 Survey Results: Lingering Staffing Issues Impact K-12 Recruiting and Retention
Learn the results of °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳'s latest nationwide survey on job satisfaction, recruitment, and retention, and get insights from expert panelists on how to address these challenges.
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