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Since 2013, enrollments in teacher preparation programs have dropped nationally by 35% with numbers as high as 50% in many states.

Create and maintain a consistent pipeline of impassioned aspiring educators

  • Recruit a steady stream of the most impassioned aspiring educators into teacher preparation programs
  • Establish EdRising Collegiate chapters to support students and increase retention
  • Provide recognition for high achieving students with the Pi Lambda Theta honor society
  • Be a pillar of the community-based grow your own strategy by offering supports and dual-credit options to local Educators Rising student chapters

It was so important to bring our universities into the Educators Rising movement and offer dual credit to show students that the community was serious about welcoming them into the profession and giving them a leg up in the process.

Wayne Stevens

Educators Rising Consultant

Why Educators Rising

Boosting Enrollment

61% of teachers teach within 20 miles of where they went to school, so it is critical to have a community plan to drive enrollment from the districts. Educators Rising provides a nationally recognized and proven pathway at the middle, high school, and collegiate levels to empower impassioned aspiring educators to become teachers.

Ensuring the Retention and Graduation

Educators Rising is designed to keep aspiring teachers on the path and into the classroom by inspiring them early, providing hope and support in both EdRising High School and Collegiate Chapters. 

We know that students who have participated in the Educators Rising program are better candidates for joining your teacher pathway program. We are happy to verify membership for any student who lists participation on their college application. Simply email your request for verification to info@educatorsrising.org. Be sure to include the student’s name and mailing address in your request. 

Addressing the Teacher Shortage

Districts today are increasingly finding it difficult to find highly-qualified teachers. The result of this includes classrooms led by under-qualified adults or long-term substitutes, larger class sizes, or classes/sections taught by teachers outside their endorsement area. Our Grow Your Own solution allows districts to build capacity in terms of teacher recruitment. Because districts can spend up to $25,000 per year per position to find quality candidates, having an Educators Rising chapter in your community pays for itself.

There’s power in teaching.

There are few things more important or more powerful than the opportunity to shape a young person’s mind, and that’s what teaching is at its core. It’s a job where you’re making a difference every minute. For a student, one skilled teacher opens up a world of possibilities.

There’s never been a greater need for smart, creative young people to choose teaching as a career. By joining Educators Rising, students can set themselves on the path to becoming that innovative, skilled, life-changing teacher.

Not only do we work with student and student programs, we also encourage work at the intersection of research and practice with our Kappan magazine and opportunities for education and education policy graduate students to do research and projects with us.

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It costs on average $10,000 to recruit and onboard a teacher, many of whom may not have even gone through a traditional teacher-prep program. Educators Rising as a community allows districts and institutes of higher ed to join forces and develop a more diverse and higher quality teacher workforce.

How do we get started?

Join the Movement

Becoming an Educators Rising partner at the collegiate level is more than just a way to provide a benefit to your students. It ties you into the larger PDK International network of educators working to eliminate the teacher shortage by reimaging educator pathways and offers you a chance to promote your school to over 20,000 middle and high school students annually. Learn more about our Educators Rising Partner Institution program.

Sponsor an Educators Rising Collegiate Chapter

Aspiring educators thrive not just through teacher prep programs, but with mentorship, peer support, and connection to like-minded future professionals as they lead beyond the classroom. We’ve partners with NEA’s Aspiring Educators Program to bring Educators Rising resources to collegiate chapters nationwide. Schools with existing Aspiring Ed chapters are eligible to become Educators Rising collegiate members. Explore the Educators Rising Collegiate program for your school.

Recognize Your High Achievers

Students with at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA in your rigorous education program are eligible to become members of the esteemed Pi Lambda Theta honor society for educators. Offering Pi Lambda Theta’s honor and recognition to your students is easy. All you have to do is send us a list of your eligible students, and we will follow up with them directly with personalized invitations to join. Contact pilambdatheta@pdkintl.org to learn more about how to recognize your students.

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Want to make a difference?

Donate to the movement. Give time, give money. We are raising $1M a year to ensure that even the most needy can make a difference in their communities by becoming educators and education experts.

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