Teaching should feel within reach
If we want to grow the educator workforce, we need to rethink the education career pathway.
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Tag: Summer 2026
A conversation with Oregon Teacher of the Year Bryan Butcher Jr.
Bryan Butcher Jr. speaks with Kappan about overcoming math anxiety, keeping a journal as a new teacher, and teaching as an art form.
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Experts Down the Hall
Alabama school district teacher leaders guide and support their schools through new initiatives.
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BOOSTing new teacher success
By following teachers through their first five years in the profession, researchers found that certain essential supports can improve teacher retention.
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Chain of command
Editor-in-Chief Kathleen Vail shares highlights from the Summer 2026 issue of Kappan on Teachers as Leaders.
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Four years, no fluency
Foreign-language instruction in U.S. high schools focuses on grammar over speaking. It’s time to rethink that.
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Leading from the second chair
The assistant principal’s leadership role within a school plays significant part in their professional growth and success.
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Language is leadership: How teacher talk shapes team thinking and instructional action
The different ways teachers describe student work, lessons, and results determine what they do next in instruction.
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Caring coaching: Centering teachers in practice
Coaches can help create a caring workplace by listening and attending to teachers’ specific need.
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How district leaders can revolutionize professional learning
These five research-backed strategies can encourage teachers to make instructional changes without taking away their agency.
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The future of student teaching
A New Jersey school district seeks to entice new teachers to their district by supporting them in their student-teaching experience.
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Leadership communities for teacher retention
The Knowles Teacher Initiative gives STEM teachers a supportive learning community that can help them stay in the profession.
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