One only needs to look to the daily news cycle and constant reports of nationwide teacher shortages, strikes, and protests to see that the teaching profession and consequently America’s public schools are facing a major crisis.
So, what are we to do?
This is a question the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education has explored deeply over the last few years and answered in our two latest research publications, EdQuest Georgia: Charting Education Reform and Top Ten Issues to Watch in 2019. The answer, we believe, is simple: recognize teachers as professionals.