Teachers have the greatest influence on student outcomes of all in-school factors. However, school districts have reported for decades that they struggle to fill persistent teaching vacancies in subject areas like math, science, and special education, and in our rural and high-poverty schools. Similarly, data show that students access to effective educators is limited, with disadvantaged students being much less likely to have a highly effective teacher than their more affluent peers.
As a result, one of the highest-leverage investments we can make is recruiting the next generation of teachers to North Carolina public schools. In service of that goal, BEST IC and the IC STRIDE Planning Team convened more than 100 stakeholders and experts over 18 months to analyze the teacher recruitment landscape in our state and develop a set of recommendations to move our state forward with a coordinated and impactful teacher recruitment strategy.
Building off the important and actionable work of previous Innovation Labs and, specifically, the teacher recruitment focus of 2020, this year’s Innovation Lab explored key strategies within the NC STRIDE Teacher Recruitment Action Plan.
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The North Carolina Education Innovation Lab represents the collected time, effort, and perspectives of professionals from across North Carolina’s education, workforce, legislative, and business communities.
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