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Team-Based Staffing Models Can Make Schools Work Better for Both Learners and Educators

Principal Investigator

Carole G. Basile & Brent W. Maddin – AEI

Project Description

This is a policy paper and literature review on the state of the U.S. education workforce. It discusses issues related to teacher recruitment and retention, and implications for state and federal policy.

Key Findings

Researchers concluded that educators’ jobs need to be redesigned so their skill set matches their assigned tasks and the profession provides meaningful advancement pathways. State policies are needed to incentivize these transformations.

Study Citation

Basile, Carole G. & Brent W. Maddin. The Next Education Workforce: Team-Based Staffing Models Can Make Schools Work Better for Both Learners and Educators. AEI, August 2022. Retrieved from https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-Next-Education-Workforce.pdf?x91208.

The Key Findings above were reproduced from the published report and do not necessarily reflect interpretation of Overdeck Family Foundation staff.

Publication
Year

2022

Status

Completed

Study Type

Policy Paper; Literature Review

Grantee

Next Education Workforce

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