Co-hosted by Northeastern University, Arlington
The teacher shortage has deepened despite decades of policy attention. This panel asks different questions. What does it take to strengthen the teaching profession itself, rather than continually patching the workforce? What do competitive compensation, strong preparation, professional autonomy, and a more diverse teaching force look like in practice? What is Washington, DC, doing differently, and what is it producing? What are other states trying, and how does that compare? And what comes next for policymakers ready to treat the profession as infrastructure to build, not a cost to manage?
Etai Mizrav
Moderator
Northeastern University, School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs
David Blazar
Panelist
University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
Gabrielle Dubose
Panelist
Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington DC
Dia Jackson
Panelist
American Institutes for Research
Elizabeth Ross
Panelist
Office of the State Superintendent of Education of District of Columbia