School Personnel
School Staffing by the Numbers
How many people work in schools, what types of work do they do, and how much do they get paid? 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Week breaks it down for you.
Student Well-Being
Schools Feel Less Equipped to Meet Students' Mental Health Needs Than a Few Years Ago
Less than half of public schools report that they can effectively meet students’ mental health needs.
School & District Management
What Schools Can Do to Make Sure Support Staff Feel Appreciated
Support staff ensure schools are functioning. Here are five tips to help them feel as if they're an integral part of the school community.
School & District Management
Opinion
3 Steps for Culturally Competent 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Outside the Classroom
It’s not just all on teachers; the front office staff has a role to play in making schools more equitable.
Teaching Profession
Substitute Teachers Need Support, Too. See How One State Is Helping
Substitute teachers often feel unsupported and underprepared. Here's how one state is trying to change that.
Student Well-Being
Counselor-to-Student Ratios Show Improvement, But Looming Fiscal Cliff May Threaten Gains
School counselor ratios have improved, but advocates warn schools could lose mental health resources as pandemic-relief dollars dissipate.
Recruitment & Retention
Athletic Trainers Are Often Missing From the Sidelines in School Sports
Advocates say athletic trainers are in short supply, despite efforts to require schools to keep them on hand.
Student Well-Being
Teletherapy Challenges: Schools Share How to Navigate Mental Health Support
Schools need to invest in the right ingredients to make their teletherapy sessions useful for students.
School & District Management
The State of Rural Schools, in Charts: Funding, Graduation Rates, Performance, and More
Rural schools receive less funding on average from states, but they still deal with the mental health and academic crises facing all schools.
Teaching Profession
Explainer
Teacher Strikes, Explained: Recent Strikes, Where They're Illegal, and More
Here's what to know about educator labor actions and how they've evolved since the 20th century.
Recruitment & Retention
How This District Boosted Its Ranks of School Librarians—From Within
A South Carolina district partnered with a local university to grow its own teacher-librarians and fill vacancies.
Student Well-Being
Q&A
Adolescent Overdose Deaths Are Rising. A District Has a Staffer Dedicated to Fighting Them
Mary Stevens-Krogh focuses on support for students with drug and alcohol violations, and preparing all other students for hard situations.
School & District Management
After Teachers, America's Schools Spend More on Security Guards Than Any Other Role
New estimates from the Urban Institute indicate school resource officers cost more than $2 billion every year.
School & District Management
What School Nurses Do and Why Schools Need More of Them
The job entails more than handing out Band-Aids, advocates say—especially so this time of year.
Student Well-Being
New Laws Aim to Combat the Youth Mental Health Crisis. Here's What They Do
States are investing more in school-based mental health services, a new report shows, and support for the initiatives crosses party lines.