We develop a conceptual framework for understanding and predicting teacher shortages at
the state, region, district, and school levels. We then empirically examine how teacher …

Teachers are critical to student learning, but adequately staffing classrooms has been
challenging in many parts of the country. Though teacher shortages are widely reported …

Given that a national superintendent dataset has never existed, claims about superintendent
turnover and gender gaps have traditionally been based on conjecture or data from a single …

Recruiting and retaining effective special educators is essential for improving the outcomes
of students with disabilities; yet, it remains one of the foremost challenges facing special …

Purpose: In this paper we investigate school district staffing challenges during the 2021–22
school year, the second school year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Research …

While decades of research document inequity in the distribution of teachers across schools,
few studies consider the distribution of teacher vacancies and other school hiring needs. We …

Purpose: To examine how federal/state-level policy guidance and local context have
influenced district and school leader responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how …

We develop a novel simulation methodology to study the extent to which three interrelated
processes—teacher attrition from the state teaching workforce, teacher mobility between …

Large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI's GPT-series, have made significant
advancements in recent years. Known for their expertise across diverse subject areas and …

■ District leaders generally perceived staffing shortages to be less acute in 2022–2023 than
they were in 2021–2022. However, in fall 2022, staffing shortages continued to be most …