Author(s)

Steiner, Elizabeth D. and Woo, Ashley and Suryavanshi, Aarya and Redding, Christopher

Year
2023
APA Citation

Steiner, E. D., Woo, A., Suryavanshi, A., & Redding, C. (2023). Working Conditions Related to Positive Teacher Well-Being in Five States: State Snapshots in California, Florida, New York, Texas, and Washington. Research Report. American Educator Panels. RR-A827-15. RAND Corporation.

Topics
Educator Pipeline and Retention
Target Population
General Education
Grade Level
PreK/Childcare
Elementary: K-Grade 5
Middle: Grade 6-8
High: Grade 9-12
States
California
Texas
New York
Washington
Florida
Abstract

Teacher morale declined during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and teachers reported worse wellbeing than other working adults. Interventions to restore teacher well-being could improve job performance, job satisfaction, engagement, and retention. Although it is known that working conditions are related to well-being among other teachers nationally, little is known about which working conditions might support positive teacher well-being in which contexts. In this report, the authors present snapshots of the working conditions related to positive teacher well-being in five states: California, Florida, New York, Texas, and Washington. This report is a companion report to "Working Conditions Related to Positive Teacher Well-Being Vary Across States: Findings from the 2022 Learn Together Survey," which contains a summary of the data and methods used to create these state snapshots. In this report, the authors draw on data from the Learn Together Survey (LTS) of teachers, which was administered in March and April 2022. For technical information about the surveys and analysis in this report, see "Learn Together Surveys: 2022 Technical Documentation and Survey Results" (ED626092). [For the full companion report, see ED628571.]