Recruitment, Selection, & Hiring

North Carolina Teaching Fellows is a collaboration between several North Carolina universities that aims to increase the pool of teachers serving in special education or STEM roles in North Caroline public schools. Participants receive up to $4,125 per semester for up to eight semesters.

This report summarizes the effects of Florida's statewide program to increase the supply of teachers in designated "hard-to-staff" areas, such as special education, math, and science. The study found that the loan forgiveness component of the program was effective, but that the impact of loan forgiveness varied with the generosity of payments. When fully funded, the program reduced attrition of special education teachers by 12.3 percent, but did not have a statistically significant impact when funding was substantially reduced.

This program, established by Colorado Senate Bill 19-003, offers loan repayment for educators who complete qualified educator preparation programs and serve in rural districts, or serve in a content shortage area as defined by the Colorado Department of Higher Education.

This bill aims to improve teacher recruitment and retention in Hawaii by providing housing vouchers to full-time public school and charter school teachers who teach in hard-to-fill positions.

This bill supports efforts to mitigate teacher shortages in rural Colorado school districts by offering retired educators additional benefits for re-entering the workforce to serve as teachers or other school personnel positions.

This bill provides the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing with funding to administer a competitive grant program that assists local educational agencies in attracting and supporting the preparation and continued learning of teachers, principals, and other school leaders in high-need subjects and schools.

This study, commissioned by the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education, examines how patterns of supply and demand vary by teaching subject area and geographic location in Oklahoma.

The Relay Teaching Residency program is a two-year experience that provides aspiring teachers with a supportive, gradual introduction to teaching. Residents serve as a full-time teacher-in-residence supporting a lead classroom teacher in their first year while earning teaching certification and a master's degree. After completion of the first year residents receive support finding a position as a fully-licensed lead teacher.

This report outlines strategies for addressing critical teacher shortages, including financial incentives for high-needs teaching position transfers.

This brief from the Leaning Policy Institute summarizes research on the effectiveness of loan forgiveness and service scholarship programs for prospective teachers and provides examples of promising programs.