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The demographics of the special education teacher workforce have remained static, but the student population these educators serve is becoming more diverse. Courtney Hale/E+ via Getty Images

June 24, 2025

Diversifying the special education teacher workforce could benefit US schools

Elizabeth Bettini, Boston University; LaRon A. Scott, University of Virginia, and Tuan D. Nguyen, University of Missouri-Columbia

Declining interest in the teacher profession and recent Trump administration budget cuts pose challenges to developing a diverse educator workforce.

High teacher turnover hurts students and negatively affects learning. Ariel Skelley/DigitalVision via Getty Images

September 20, 2022

Stressed out, burned out and dropping out: Why teachers are leaving the classroom

Tuan D. Nguyen, Kansas State University

It’s not just COVID-19. Low salaries, subpar working conditions and lack of resources in the classroom are three of the reasons why teachers are abandoning the profession.

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.

Teachers across the U.S. have been under stress throughout the pandemic. Jon Cherry/Getty Images

March 11, 2022

Why most teachers who say they plan to leave the profession probably won’t do so anytime soon

Christopher Redding, University of Florida; Allison Gilmour, Temple University; Elizabeth Bettini, Boston University, and Tuan D. Nguyen, Kansas State University

Despite signals of increased turnover, the past two years have not experienced mass departures from the teaching profession.

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