Teacher Diversity Dashboard

These licensure tests serve as guardrails, verifying that aspiring teachers have a foundation in the knowledge they'll be expected to teach, and the data also serves as a window into the preparation that aspiring teachers receive.

This District Trendline will examine four opportunities for districts to increase the diversity of their teacher workforce, with examples from states and districts across the country.

The number of college students preparing to become teachers is viewed as an indicator not only of the future supply of teachers in the nation, but also of the desirability of the teaching profession.

No one says, "We need to get more pilots into planes quickly, so let's get rid of licensure requirements for pilots!" Teaching is no different. The lives of our children hang in the balance.

With teacher morale low and burnout high, education leaders at every level are asking: How can we improve teachers' experience at work? Moreover, how can we make sure they stay?

What legislative actions did states take to close the teacher diversity gap? We report here on select trends from four states that span the teacher pipeline, as early as middle school through to the classroom.