Laura Wangsness Willemsen – The Conversation

Schoolteachers are reporting high levels of burnout. AP Photo/David Goldman

June 22, 2022

Teacher burnout hits record high – 5 essential reads

Jeff Inglis, The Conversation

With teachers reporting record-high levels of burnout, and more burnout than any other profession in the US, scholars examine what’s going on and what it may mean for education.

A substitute teacher watches students file into a classroom. AP Photo/Michael Conroy

April 13, 2022

‘Every day feels unsettled’ – educators decry staffing shortage

Laura Wangsness Willemsen, Concordia University, St. Paul; Elisheva L. Cohen, Indiana University, and John W. Braun, Concordia University, St. Paul

Interviews and surveys with hundreds of teachers and school administrators reveal the effect of persistent staffing shortages on school personnel – and on students.

Joy Harrison, a second grade teacher in Oakland, California, helps a student. Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP

January 26, 2022

‘Teaching has always been hard, but it’s never been like this’ – elementary school teachers talk about managing their classrooms during a pandemic

Laura Wangsness Willemsen, Concordia University, St. Paul and Elisheva L. Cohen, Indiana University

Halfway through the school year that was supposed to be a return to normal, teachers are barely hanging on.

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