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How teaming helps freshman transition to high school

Team-based school staffing models at Mountain View High School are helping students succeed and attracting educators to the Arizona high school. Learn more in a short video from 12News.

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Creating new educator pathways in North Dakota

North Dakota has become the first state to secure approval from the U.S. Department of Labor for a new apprenticeship program for teacher leaders, a project developed with the support of Arizona State University’s Next Education Workforce™ initiative.

A Q&A with the authors of ‘Unlocking the Potential of Team-Based Staffing’

In this Q&A, co-authors Brent W. Maddin, Lennon Audrain, Lisa Maresso Wyatt and Kaycee Salmacia share the experiences that helped shape the book and their work with the Next Education Workforce; what they hope school and system leaders will take away from the book; and why this book is important, especially now. 

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Shape the conversation: Call for Proposals now open for the 2026 Strategic School Staffing Summit

Every year, the Strategic School Staffing Summit brings together hundreds of educators, leaders, policymakers and advocates who are rethinking how schools are staffed. The Call for Proposals to present at the Summit is now open.

A group of six educators sit around a table at the Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences.

See teaming in action at the Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences

In a short video, educators and leaders at the Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences share how they’re redesigning roles, collaborating in new ways and building stronger support systems for students and teachers alike through Next Education Workforce™ team-based models.

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Next Education Workforce teachers experience lower turnover

New research from the Center for Reinventing Public Education highlights the promise of team-based staffing models in tackling one of education’s most persistent challenges: teacher retention.

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