Educators Rising Updates
When we have “newsy” items to share with our community, we’ll use this page to capture noteworthy items.
Chaperoning at the National Conference
Taking students to a conference out of state can be an exciting and enriching experience. If you are a teacher leader, school administrator, or parent who will be coming with students at this year's national conference in Portland, we've developed a tips guide for...
Conference Attire
We want you to look your best—ensuring confidence—when you arrive on sight in Portland. This post is going to cover the 2026 Educators Rising National Conference Attire Guidelines for participating students and competitors. Our goal is to create a professional,...
Eight Pennsylvania Colleges are now awarding credit for Educators Rising Micro-credentials
This post has pricing information that is accurate at the time of publication. This was updated on 13 May 2026 with more clarity in the table below. Pennsylvania’s teacher shortage is no accident — it's the result of a decade-long erosion of the educator pipeline....
Is the Screen the Problem, or the Lesson Plan?
Something striking landed before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee in January. Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath, drawing from decades of international assessment data, delivered a finding that has since rippled across education policy circles: Gen Z is the first...
Something New for Curriculum Subscribers
If you've been thinking about bringing the Educators Rising Curriculum into your school or district — or you're already using it and want to get more out of it — here's news worth reading: curriculum subscribers now have access to a brand-new online training center,...
The education workforce is bigger than you think. Your students should know that.
When we say "education career," most people picture a classroom teacher. And teaching is a remarkable career — one where a single professional can impact over 3,000 lives and boost a classroom's cumulative lifetime earnings by $250,000. But here's what...
Student Perspectives on Classroom Environments
Rapid Response Survey March 2026: Spring Cleaning One of the joys for some during the spring season is the opportunity to roll up your sleeves and pull out the gloves and supplies to “spring clean” your home. The ritual we call spring cleaning became the topic for our...
Spring Forward: Start Building Your Future Teacher Pipeline Today
Across the country, school districts are facing the same challenge: finding and keeping great teachers. Recruiting new educators is increasingly difficult, expensive, and uncertain. Yet one of the most effective long-term solutions is already sitting in...
Next-Generation Educators Share What Will Shape Their Decision to Teach
At a time when schools across the country are struggling to recruit and retain teachers, a new RapidResponse poll from Educators Rising offers something rare and powerful: direct insight from the next generation of educators. Respect and support will determine whether...
Webinar: Showcasing Educators Rising Kentucky • 3/26/26
Molly Kauffman hosts Bree Massie, the EdRising state coordinator to highlight how districts across Kentucky are leveraging our solutions to develop their districts’ own Grow Your Own programs. Educators Rising is a national CTSO that has enabled Kentucky districts to...










