Region 19 CC | Supporting a Diverse Educator Workforce

Supporting a Diverse Educator Workforce

Research demonstrates that one way to increase student achievement and equity is through an educator workforce that reflects the diversity of the student body. These resources feature lessons learned, policy implications, information on teacher education, and practical strategies to assist schools in their recruitment and retention efforts.

Leveraging Flexible Teacher Certification Policies to Address the Bilingual Teacher Shortage

Publication Date: April 2021
Resource Type: Research Brief

Lessons Learned Around Reducing Inequitable Access to High Quality Teachers

Publication Date: October 2020
Resource Type: Research Brief

School’s First and Forever Responders: Preparing and Supporting Teachers in the Time of Covid-19

Publication Date: 2020
Resource Type: Research Brief

Addressing the Bilingual Teacher Shortage

Publication Date: 2021
Resource Type: Research Brief

Teacher Diversity and Student Success: Why Racial Representation Matters in the Classroom

Publication Date: 2021
Resource Type: Forum Presentations

Tools to Hone Your Teacher Retention Strategies

Publication Date: December 2020
Resource Type: Tool

Identifying Evidence-Based Practices for Recruiting, Training, and Retaining a Diverse Educator Workforce

Publication Date: December 2018
Resource Type: Research Compilation

Strategies for Recruiting a Diverse Techer Workforce

Publication Date: May 2019
Resource Type: Infographic

Actionable District Strategies to Build a Diverse Teacher Workforce and Foster Educational Equity

Publication Date: February 2021
Resource Type: Strategies

Human Resources Practices for Recruiting, Selecting, and Retaining Teachers of Color

Publication Date: November 2018
Resource Type: Resource Scan

Learning Recovery and a Diverse Workforce: A Win-Win for Students Hardest Hit by Covid-19

Publication Date: 2021
Resource Type: Research Brief

9 Strategies for Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Diverse Teachers

Publication Date: n.d.
Resource Type: Infographic

How to Grow Teacher Wellbeing in Your Schools

Publication Date: n.d.
Resource Type: Infographic

Automated Teacher Diversity District Tool

Publication Date: n.d.
Resource Type: Tool

Ask A REL: What is the research on what works in retaining hard-to-staff teaching positions in special education, English language learners, math and science and a diverse teacher workforce?

Publication Date: July 2017
Resource Type: Resource List

REL Midwest Ask a REL Response: Teacher Workforce

Publication Date: January 2021
Resource Type: Resource List

Building a Diverse Teacher Workforce

Publication Date: August 2020
Resource Type: Policy Brief