Reopening Our Schools

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos makes the case for teachers to chart their own course when it comes to career development....

Talking through our differences with one another to reach common ground is critical to finding solutions for a way forward. However, getting the ball rolling is easier said than done. That’s why the Frontline Research & Learning Institute is dedicated...

Stockton USD Superintendent John Deasy and Derrell Bradford of 50CAN engage in dialogue, sharing their thoughts on elevating the teaching profession....

The Line interviews 2019 National Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson and 2019 National Superintendent of the Year Dr. Curtis Jones about the extraordinary power teachers have to shape lives and how we can better support them in their endeavors....

2019 Maine, Missouri and New York state Teachers of the Year give their thoughts about how to recruit qualified teachers and keep them in the classroom....

Chad Aldeman advocates unconventional approaches while Nari Rhee points out the impact on teacher retention....

Parents from urban, suburban and rural districts share their ideas for ways parents can work with teachers on behalf of students....

A Look Back at key moments in U.S. history that changed the teacher workforce from the 18th Century to today....

TNTP’s Daniel Weisberg and Andreas Schleicher of the OECD agree that society demands a lot from teachers but doesn’t give enough for them to succeed....

Frederick "Rick" M. Hess from the American Enterprise Institute and Emily Anne Gullickson of A for Arizona believe activism can be effective if teacher movements are focused on what matters for students....

North Carolina State University’s Paula McAvoy says teachers need to address polarizing social and cultural issues in the classroom rather than shy away...

The Frontline Research & Learning Institute shares teacher evaluation trends through the lens of policy and practice....

Research from University of Pennsylvania GSE professor Richard Ingersoll points to the growing, yet unstable state of the current teacher workforce....

Mark Gruzin shares his thoughts about his inaugural issue of The Line, civil discourse and the teaching profession....

Maddie Fennell from the Nebraska State Education Association and National Council on Teacher Quality’s Kate Walsh discuss and agree that more rigorous education programs are a crucial step that's necessary to the trajectory of the profession....

Hanna Skandera suggests understanding teachers’ needs is critical to fulfilling the promise of education for students....

Paul Toner from Teach Plus concludes that coming together is the only way to elevate the profession....