With the extended school closures due to COVID-19 throughout the United States, students are having to learn in entirely new ways and facing challenges when it comes to learning during these unprecedented times. The Continuity of Learning resource database offers information, tools, and resources to help educators, parents and families, and related service providers meet the educational, behavioral, and emotional needs of children and youth with disabilities through remote and virtual learning.
This research summary explores the school psychologist shortage, emphasizing the regional and differences in which these shortages take place and preparation program availability.
This project aims to leverage current practitioners in order to expose high school students and undergraduates, especially those from diverse backgrounds, to school psychology as...
This report reviews research and examines State initiatives focused on six strategies to attract, prepare, and retain educators, with an emphasis on critical shortage areas...
This report explores how micro-credentials were uniquely implemented in six districts throughout the United States and examines the impact the micro-credentialing programs had on educator...
This program works to recruit, retain, and develop certified African American male teachers in schools and content areas where they are highly underrepresented, particularly in...
This report analyzes data on special education and STEM teacher shortages in Washington State and outlines a number of potential solutions at the school, district...
This report from the Center on American Progress presents the findings from a national survey on school districts’ human capital practices and analyzes the impact...
AOTA’s Pediatric Fellowship Programs aim to increase the retention of occupational therapists by providing training programs that advance the knowledge and skills of licensed occupational...
This report summarizes the research findings on the funding systems for education in South Dakota and offers a set of recommendations to address the recruitment...
This report, written in collaboration between the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Learning Policy Institute, examines root causes, policy implications, and strategies for addressing...
This report summarizes responses to a series of focus groups of educators of color in various areas, including special educators, and case studies of the...
This report from the Georgia Department of Education analyzes the results of a survey of over 50,000 Georgia educators on the main factors leading to...
This toolkit provides a framework for States and districts to establish opportunities for teacher leadership roles in order to support educator development and retention. This...
This report analyzes teacher shortage data in Illinois, including longitudinal data that demonstrates critical shortage areas, and identifies promising approaches to alleviating shortages in these...
This report investigates the effects of Florida's Statewide program designed to increase the supply of teachers in designated "hard-to-staff" areas, such as special education.
Delaware’s Comprehensive Induction Program (CIP) provides comprehensive support to novice educators and related service providers, including school nurses, school counselors, and school psychologists, during their...
This guidebook supports Connecticut districts to create, implement and sustain initiatives for the selection and hiring of high-quality and diverse educator candidates. It includes a...
This program aims to address the shortage of school nurses by matching new school nurses with expert mentors who provide onsite or virtual mentoring during...
This interactive dashboard uses data from the 2018-2019 Colorado Educator Shortage Survey to compare educator shortages throughout the State in various endorsements, including endorsement areas...
