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States Are Racing to Raise Starting Teacher Pay, But Veteran Teachers Are Being Left Behind

States Are Racing to Raise Starting Teacher Pay, But Veteran Teachers Are Being Left Behind

States are racing to raise starting teacher pay, but veteran teacher raises are so much smaller that pay compression is becoming a genuine, underdiscussed retention risk.

Posted : 8/5/26, 4:32 PM Comment : 0
Indiana Just Eliminated 13 Teacher Education Degrees to Meet a State Productivity Mandate, and Other States Are Watching

Indiana Just Eliminated 13 Teacher Education Degrees to Meet a State Productivity Mandate, and Other States Are Watching

Indiana just eliminated 13 teacher education degrees to meet a state productivity mandate, shrinking the exact pipeline districts depend on right as the shortage deepens further.

Posted : 7/31/26, 8:28 PM Comment : 0
New Federal Loan Changes Could Deepen the Teacher Shortage Right When Districts Need More Candidates, Not Fewer

New Federal Loan Changes Could Deepen the Teacher Shortage Right When Districts Need More Candidates, Not Fewer

New federal loan changes squeezing graduate borrowing are also hitting teacher preparation pipelines, right when districts can least afford a smaller incoming class of new teachers.

Posted : 7/23/26, 9:14 PM Comment : 0
Special Ed Openings Are Growing Faster Than Any Other Teaching Role, and Districts Are Still Fishing in the Same Pond

Special Ed Openings Are Growing Faster Than Any Other Teaching Role, and Districts Are Still Fishing in the Same Pond

Special education vacancies and turnover now outpace every other teaching category. Districts using the same recruiting platforms everyone else uses are losing this race.

Posted : 7/23/26, 11:34 AM Comment : 0
The Teacher Who Is Not Looking Is the Teacher Every District Actually Wants -- and K12 Talent Is the Only Platform Built to Reach Them

The Teacher Who Is Not Looking Is the Teacher Every District Actually Wants -- and K12 Talent Is the Only Platform Built to Reach Them

The best available teachers in any market are almost never browsing Frontline Education or SchoolSpring. They are employed, not looking, and invisible to every passive platform. K12 Talent's direct email deployment into 5.5 million verified educators reaches them.

Posted : 7/16/26, 5:36 AM Comment : 0