Dive Brief:
- Teacher shortages led the Future Educators Association to reinvent itself as "Educators Rising," and the network is now aiming to build a pipeline that encourages high school students to choose teaching as a profession.
- Since August, the organization has worked to provide districts with better resources to prepare students and entice them to become teachers.
- This kind of "grow your own" approach isn't new in the education industry, and it has proven positive results related to teacher retention — but because the program is so new, no results exist yet.
Dive Insight:
Some districts have turned to offering incentives and perks like new hire bonuses to attract attention, as well as helping potential candidates earn teaching credentials. Still more have begun giving teachers "planning to retire" bonuses if they tell administrators about their plans ahead of time so school officials can better prepare for a replacement.