This brief is the first in a series of reports examining the teacher shortage dilemma. It considers what the research says about teacher shortages and highlights recent state task force findings. Designed to guide state leaders in policy decisions, the briefs that follow examine five strategies states are using to address shortages: (1)…

Teachers have the greatest school-based effect on the achievement of any child in their classrooms, but highly effective principals can positively affect the achievement of every student in their schools. The difference between a highly effective principal and an average one is equal to two-to-seven months of extra learning per year for each child…

This article discusses the step taken by various states to create endorsements to licensing systems that would formally recognize teachers who have taken on leadership roles outside their own classrooms. Louisiana is one of a handful of states that have created or are considering adding endorsements to their state licensing systems. Illinois also…