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For example, high-quality surveys from RAND find that teachers report higher levels of job-related stress and burnout than ...

Growing up in the 1980s as the son of two passionate educators, I had a childhood that was suffused with an immeasurable respect for the role of the teacher. My father, a seasoned high school teacher, ...

In today's society, the common saying "those who can't do, teach," seems to exemplify the opinion toward public school teachers — that the work they do isn't intellectually challenging. This often ...

Teachers, on average, are not likely to recommend their profession to a loved one. Just 21 percent of teachers say they are likely to advise their own children—or the children of close family members ...

Teacher professional development is undergoing a facelift of sorts, moving from static and uninteresting lectures to dynamic video coaching, mentorship programs, and approaches that engage teachers ...

Instead of evaluating faculty based on their teaching ability, institutions often rely on scholarly output as a proxy for professional competence. These measures, while important, fail to account for ...

There is no single correct way to write a teaching statement. The goal is to write a teaching statement that best reflects who you are as an instructor/educator and addresses issues of interest and ...

12 November 2025 Kampala, Uganda - At the center of the Teacher Social Dialogue held in Kampala on 23 October 2025, one voice stood out: Athieno Gertrude, a Coordinating Center Tutor, delivered a ...