Education Workforce

The Education Workforce initiative focuses on what are arguably the most important factors in student achievement-effective teachers and leaders. CCSSO is calling for states to change the rules, encourage innovation, learn from other sectors, and apply new principles to transform these professions.

CCSSO is the key organization to lead comprehensive change in state education policies and practices, as chiefs often oversee a majority of the components of state human capital systems. Th...

The Education Workforce initiative focuses on what are arguably the most important factors in student achievement-effective teachers and leaders. CCSSO is calling for states to change the rules, encourage innovation, learn from other sectors, and apply new principles to transform these professions.

CCSSO is the key organization to lead comprehensive change in state education policies and practices, as chiefs often oversee a majority of the components of state human capital systems. Through state leadership, collective action, and collaborative partnerships, we are examining every aspect of developing the education workforce through the lens of research, best practices, and policy. Our goal is to create aligned, coherent, and outstanding state systems of educator development and support.

We cannot build and support a stellar education workforce by chance, by staying the course, or by entrusting a small cadre of "stars" to make all the difference. Developing a much larger pool of highly effective educators requires building aligned human resource and development systems for recruiting, preparing, certifying, hiring, supporting, evaluating, retaining, and rewarding educators, and holding them accountable.

CCSSO is responding to these challenges now with work that includes standards for educators and educational leaders, major analyses of professional development effectiveness, and design of an innovative performance review system.

CCSSO is uniquely positioned to spur innovation throughout the education workforce pipeline and system. States share a keen interest and responsibility in improving educator quality and are actively seeking partnerships to transform the many systems that impact the education workforce nationwide.