Teach901 will be hosting a teacher recruitment fair April 15th at Central BBQ. Get the details here.
Teacher Retention 
The Difficult Choice: Why Some Teachers Choose to Leave the Classroom
We’ve all heard it said at some point. You may have even been the one who said it: “If it weren’t for x teacher, I would have been on a completely different path than I am now.” Teachers have the… Read More ›
BCE TEACHER SURVEY: Where Will You Be Next Year and Why?
It’s that time of year where teachers everywhere are starting to think about their plans for the coming year! Here at BCE, we want to know about what your plans are and why you’ve made them. If you are a… Read More ›
How Do We Destress the American Educator?
When I say that I’m a teacher, I think that most people think my job simply entails standing in front of a classroom. Sure, there might be some grading in there periodically and maybe some occasional paperwork, but really, I… Read More ›
State Board of Education Correctly Votes Against Tying TVAASS to Teacher Licensure
The State Board of Education voted yesterday against tying teacher licensure decisions to TVAAS data. This reversed a controversial decision from last August which tied teacher licensure to TVAAS scores. Here’s a little more from the TEA’s statement, who was… Read More ›
To Teach or Not To Teach? The Early Career Educator Question
Halfway through my second year of teaching, I found myself questioning whether or not this was a viable career for me. Despite the hours I put in at school and at home, my professional progress felt much slower than I… Read More ›
Coming Soon to Memphis: Teacher Town USA?
Dorsey Hopson and Chris Barbic today issued a joint press release outlining their commitment to making Memphis, Tennessee Teacher Town USA. From the press release via Chalkbeat: Hopson and Barbic said they both fully support the over-arching goal of Teacher… Read More ›
Retaining Millennials Key to the Future of American Public Education
In my final year of high school I started thinking seriously about what I wanted to do with my life. When I consulted my father about his career choice, he told me that he pursued medicine in large part because… Read More ›
Strong School Culture Needed to Retain Young Educators
This past June, I completed my second year as a Teach for America teacher. I’d worked in one of the most struggling high schools in Memphis but rather than being scared away, it strengthened my commitment to teaching. Yet I… Read More ›
Growing our Irreplaceables Part 7: Summing It All Up
Check out the rest of our irreplaceable series here: Part 1: the need Part 2: develop successful school leaders Part 3: incentivize the best to teach in high need schools Part 4: recruit only the best Part 5: targeted professional… Read More ›
