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		<title>New Hire, No Laptop, No Login: Preventing Day-One Disruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What happens before day one matters. Discover how districts are improving the new hire experience.]]></description>
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		<title>A New Group Looks for Ways to Draw Men Into Teaching</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 21:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fewer men are becoming teachers, prompting new efforts to recruit and retain them.]]></description>
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		<title>Want to Recruit Teachers? Restrict Student Cellphone Use During School</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many school districts now limit student cellphone use during school hours.]]></description>
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		<title>This State Invested in Helping High Schoolers Become Teachers. Did It Work?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The decade-old program significantly boosted the pipeline of diverse new educators.]]></description>
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		<title>Ease the Teacher-Hiring Process with AI (Downloadable)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Clear criteria and privacy protections are critical when using technology to smooth the hiring process.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Clear criteria and privacy protections are critical when using technology to smooth the hiring process.</p>
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		<title>AI Is Changing Teacher Hiring. Here’s How</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Teachers may not be aware that AI underpins both commercial and DIY hiring systems, raising concerns.]]></description>
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		<title>K-12 Lens 2026: What New Staffing Data Reveals About District Operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Explore national survey findings and hear how districts are navigating staffing changes that affect daily operations, workload, and planning.]]></description>
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		<title>Want to Retain Teachers? Ask the Right Questions Before Hiring Them (Opinion)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Teachers will want to stay in schools that meet their needs as professionals and as humans.]]></description>
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		<title>Dozens of Teacher Pathways Fuel This District’s Talent Pipeline</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A California district&#8217;s homegrown teacher pathways work to secure a stable, well-trained teaching force.]]></description>
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		<title>District Leaders Want to Retain Talent. They Need to Look Beyond Just Compensation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are steps K-12 leaders can take to keep teachers and principals in the leadership pipeline, administrators say.]]></description>
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