![](https://marylandk12.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1280-720-AdobeStock_430863751.jpg)
Leadership>Recruitment & Retention
We Need Better Efforts to Hire and Retain Black Teachers (Opinion)
Recruitment efforts are often all sound and fury, with no change, writes an academic director.
How to Support New Teachers So They Stay—and Thrive
Job interviews that highlight schools’ strengths, looking at teacher applicants’ assets, and giving new hires layers of support all matter.
How to Recruit and Retain Bilingual Teachers and Men of Color
Mentoring and building personal relationships can be powerful tools for recruiting and retaining educators of color and bilingual teachers.
How These State and District Leaders Are Solving Teacher Shortages
Three experts share the benefits and drawbacks of the strategies they’ve tried out.
Interview Educators After They’re Hired, Too. Here’s Why
“Stay” interviews and exit interviews can be just as valuable as pre-employment interviews.
Do Online Job Boards Help Districts Find More Teachers?
School district recruiters are experimenting with services like Indeed and LinkedIn, but they report variable success so far.
How Schools Are Getting Through This Hiring Season (Opinion)
Here’s what opinion contributors say works—and what doesn’t—when recruiting and retaining staff.
What Principals Look for When Hiring Teachers
A mindset that fits with a school’s vision and experience managing student behavior are top attributes.
Recruiters: Prospective Teacher Hires Have Questions. Be Prepared
We flipped the script and polled teachers about what they’d ask recruiters in a job interview. Their responses are revealing.
Pay for Student Teachers: See Which State Hopes to Offer $20,000
If signed into law, advocates say, the proposed stipend could boost the pipeline into the field.