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.
Education Commission of the States provides an overview of various legislation proposed and enacted in States across the country to attract teachers to high-need schools...
This brief series examines five strategies States are using to address teacher shortages in the United States: alternative certification, financial incentives, induction and mentorship, evaluation...
This brief explores how alternative certification can be used to address teacher shortages by providing an overview of the research, State exemplars, and considerations for...
This resource page lists strategies, highlights State initiatives, and links program exemplars on the topic of strengthening teacher pipelines in order to attract, prepare, and...
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 report from the Center on American Progress presents the findings from a national survey on school districts’ human capital practices and analyzes the impact...
This brief provides an overview of research identifying factors that influence special education teacher shortages and suggests a systemic approach to improve special education teacher...
These guidelines are intended to serve as a tool for building a comprehensive infant and early childhood mental health system by creating a shared framework...
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...
The Ohio Related Services Workgroup was established to address causes and solutions for the shortage of related service providers in school settings. This report summarizes...
This paper addresses the impact of stress management on special educator wellbeing and retention, and provides examples of ways that educators and leaders may use...
This resource offers evidenced-based approaches to addressing educator preparation and retention by reconceptualizing approaches to personnel preparation as well as school staffing models, in order...
This tool allows stakeholders to leverage existing student enrollment and educator workforce data to better understand and predict educator shortage trends in specific content areas...
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...
Iowa’s Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Grant supports innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health service providers that serve both general and special education students...
The Georgia Teacher Pipeline summit is an annual event in which various Georgia stakeholders, including State education agency personnel, educator preparation programs, alternative preparation programs...