In this edition of SchoolCEO, we focus on an issue that is perplexing many school leaders: how to better recruit a new generation of teachers. Millennials aren't a bunch of kids anymore. The youngest are 23 and have just graduated from college. The oldest, at 38, could already be veterans in education. We'll share a survey we conducted of over 1,000 millennial teachers, asking what they're looking for in a job and how districts can improve the way they market themselves as employers.
We also have some exciting news! A few weeks ago, we added a new member to our writing staff, John Corey Whaley. Corey is the author of three young adult fiction books, a National Book Award finalist, and the winner of the 2012 Michael L. Printz Award for his debut, Where Things Come Back. I'll leave the rest of my space for him!
I'll be frank with you—I never thought I would end up back in the business of education. After majoring in English Literature in college, I somehow found myself teaching in my former high school, just four years after leaving it. My second year in, I was transferred to a rural high school near by, where I served as the entire English department. Needless to say, it was quite the immersive learning experience. My teaching career came to a peaceful close after only five years, but I was still in the classroom when my debut published in 2011.
So, are you wondering why, eight years, three novels, and four national book tours later, I'm in Little Rock, Arkansas, working at an education technology company?
I'll tell you why: Because American education is changing at breakneck speed, and I want to be a positive par of that change. American students are incredible. They deserve the absolute best from the community at large. When I learned what SchoolCEO is doing to help superintendents identify and market their school brans, I jumped at the chance to play some small role in it.
At SchoolCEO, we have an important obligation. It's our job to listen first—to your concerns, thoughts, ideas, and perspectives. Then, using your expertise and our research on policy and schools, we hope to share information that helps educators create better, more equitable places of learning for our kids. In this stressful time of school choice and competition, it's our duty not only to make your job easier, but also to help you share the stories that make your schools so amazing and inspiring.
It's an honor to have a second chance to help make sure kids of all backgrounds are given equal opportunities to get the education they deserve. Now, let's get to work.
In this edition of SchoolCEO, we focus on an issue that is perplexing many school leaders: how to better recruit a new generation of teachers. Millennials aren't a bunch of kids anymore. The youngest are 23 and have just graduated from college. The oldest, at 38, could already be veterans in education. We'll share a survey we conducted of over 1,000 millennial teachers, asking what they're looking for in a job and how districts can improve the way they market themselves as employers.
We also have some exciting news! A few weeks ago, we added a new member to our writing staff, John Corey Whaley. Corey is the author of three young adult fiction books, a National Book Award finalist, and the winner of the 2012 Michael L. Printz Award for his debut, Where Things Come Back. I'll leave the rest of my space for him!
I'll be frank with you—I never thought I would end up back in the business of education. After majoring in English Literature in college, I somehow found myself teaching in my former high school, just four years after leaving it. My second year in, I was transferred to a rural high school near by, where I served as the entire English department. Needless to say, it was quite the immersive learning experience. My teaching career came to a peaceful close after only five years, but I was still in the classroom when my debut published in 2011.
So, are you wondering why, eight years, three novels, and four national book tours later, I'm in Little Rock, Arkansas, working at an education technology company?
I'll tell you why: Because American education is changing at breakneck speed, and I want to be a positive par of that change. American students are incredible. They deserve the absolute best from the community at large. When I learned what SchoolCEO is doing to help superintendents identify and market their school brans, I jumped at the chance to play some small role in it.
At SchoolCEO, we have an important obligation. It's our job to listen first—to your concerns, thoughts, ideas, and perspectives. Then, using your expertise and our research on policy and schools, we hope to share information that helps educators create better, more equitable places of learning for our kids. In this stressful time of school choice and competition, it's our duty not only to make your job easier, but also to help you share the stories that make your schools so amazing and inspiring.
It's an honor to have a second chance to help make sure kids of all backgrounds are given equal opportunities to get the education they deserve. Now, let's get to work.