Explore Experience: April 6
Join this live, virtual panel to learn from innovative educators and system leaders who are improving outcomes and experiences for students and educators through team-based strategic school staffing.
Better outcomes for students.
Better experiences for educators.
Next Education Workforce™ strategic school staffing models empower educators to work in teams to deliver better outcomes and experiences.
Teams make the job of teaching more sustainable and effective
Educators are burned out, unsatisfied and are leaving the profession. Fewer people are choosing to become teachers, leading to staffing shortages in U.S. schools. But, when schools are staffed by educator teams, teachers — and their students — thrive.
With support from ASU, schools across the country are launching successful team-based staffing models
Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation works with schools to design and implement strategic school staffing models that help address root causes of low and inequitable student outcomes, teacher shortages and burnout.
Team-based staffing models are better for students and educators
Early research shows promising results: lower turnover rates and more support for educators; and academic growth and greater levels of engagement for students. Learn how these models are improving outcomes and experiences for both students and educators.
We are all hard-wired as people to work together and yet, we ask our teachers to collaborate outside of the classroom absent of the children they’re serving. The model must change. A remedy exists in the Next Education Workforce, which is changing the design of how teachers work and how they’re supported. It could not have come at a more critical time.
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By the numbers
43
School systems
143
Schools
375
Educator teams
27000
Learners
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News and insights
Strategic staffing gets a federal nod
Recent federal guidance, via a new letter from the U.S. Department of Education, creates new opportunities to use Title II funds to support redesigned educator roles and team-based instructional models.
Team-based school staffing expands across states, improving outcomes and experiences for students and educators
Across 16 U.S. states and two countries, educators are working in teams rather than alone, creating more student-centered learning environments while building careers that are collaborative, sustainable and satisfying. In just seven years, Next Education Workforce™ team-based staffing models have grown from a single school to 128 schools serving roughly 33,000 students.
A national first: North Dakota’s new approach to team-teaching
North Dakota became the first state in the nation to be approved by the U.S. Department of Labor for a new Lead Teacher Registered Apprenticeship, building upon the state's pioneering efforts to strengthen its education workforce pipeline.
In the news
Delaware unlocks $7.2 million in grants to boost early reading: Education roundup
Delaware News Journal
October 6, 2025
Delaware News Journal
October 6, 2025
Delaware announces new Bridge to Practice grant to strengthen early literacy
State of Delaware News
September 29, 2025
State of Delaware News
September 29, 2025
ASU looks to new strategies to boost Arizona educational outcomes
The State Press
September 24, 2025
The State Press
September 24, 2025
Resources
Resource
Elements of the Next Education Workforce
There is no one-size-fits-all Next Education Workforce model. The diverse contexts, assets and needs of each school inform the design and implementation of each model. However, all Next Education Workforce models share several common elements. This document describes the Elements of the Next Education Workforce found across dozens of schools that have launched successful team-based models.
School Spotlight
Kyrene de las Manitas Innovation Academy
Kyrene de las Manitas Innovation Academy creates new roles and staffing structures in an effort to attract and retain high-quality staff and reinvigorate teaching.
Collection
Dynamic student groupings
How do educator teams leverage dynamic student groupings, differentiate roles and responsibilities and facilitate fluid movement across flexible learning spaces? Explore snapshots of learning spaces to learn more.
Upcoming events
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Events
Info Session: April 9
Discover the core ideas behind team-based strategic school staffing models and the Next Education Workforce. Ask questions, explore next steps and leave with a new understanding of how these models can transform teaching and learning for educators and students.
Site Visits: Models in action April 28–29
See team-based school staffing models in action. Join us in Arizona to tour dynamic learning environments and talk with students, educators and school leaders. Then, collaborate with our team to turn insights into action by exploring takeaways and next steps for your context.