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Educator Workforce Development

Improve student outcomes by developing a highly effective educator workforce.

With the right approach, every school community can grow a pool of highly qualified and effective educators. Our team draws on evidence-based strategies to help education systems recruit, prepare, and retain skilled teachers and administrators who reflect the communities they serve. We start by getting to know your local community and conditions. Building on your context, we co-create responsive solutions that leverage the research on educator effectiveness and career pathways. In partnership, we evaluate and improve systems and programs to prepare and retain educators who can positively impact student learning.

Specialties

  • Traditional and grow-your-own programs for teacher recruitment, preparation, mentoring, and retention
  • Professional development to impact instructional practice and student outcomes
  • Increasing educator effectiveness through evidence-based instructional strategies
  • Fostering supportive working conditions and building a sustainable, high-quality educator workforce
  • Principal effectiveness and retention

Featured Work

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Research Partnerships

Data-Driven Strategies for Teacher Shortages

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Applied Research

Preparing Educators to Teach Multilingual Learners

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State & Federal Technical Assistance

Closing Participation and Persistence Gaps in Career and Technical Education

Our Experts

  • Rebecca Merrill
    Rebecca Merrill

    Senior Researcher

  • Cortney Rowland
    Cortney Rowland

    Director, Learning & Systems Improvement

  • Jason Greenberg Motamedi
    Jason Greenberg Motamedi

    Managing Researcher

  • Johnette Burdette
    Johnette Burdette

    Director, Learning & Systems Improvement

  • Mikkaka Overstreet
    Mikkaka Overstreet

    Principal Consultant

Building a clear path toward better education for all, together

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Insights & Resources

  • Mikkaka Overstreet

    Literacy Lens: The Enduring Challenge of Diversifying the Teacher Pipeline

    How can we support Black students in entering the teaching profession? Dr. Mikkaka Overstreet invited a few teachers-in-training to tell us.

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    Creating Networks to Improve Teacher Recruitment and Retention: The Role of Education Northwest

    For districts and schools hit hard by teacher shortages, there's only so much you can do alone in hiring and keeping high-quality teachers.

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