Brief

Eliminating Educator Shortages Through Increased Compensation, High-Quality and Affordable Educator Preparation, and Teacher Leadership

July 2023 | United States Department of Education

This interactive brief from the Department of Education outlines progress made in addressing the educator shortage through increasing compensation, increasing enrollment in educator preparation programs, and expanding registered apprenticeship programs for K–12 teachers. The brief, which includes interactive maps, graphs, and tables, allows readers to note the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent strategies in their particular state. The brief also includes information on braiding funding sources for teacher apprenticeships. By providing working examples of apprenticeship programs, steps states have taken to increase compensation, and measures undertaken to address barriers to teaching, the brief offers information for state policymakers and educator preparation program administrators considering pipeline-based approaches to educator shortages.