Teacher Morale Resource Center for K-12 Districts

Teacher morale is at an all-time low, causing disruptions in pandemic recovery initiatives, teacher absenteeism, and decreased quality in instruction. And districts’ current investments to improve morale—such as expanding wellness programs and increasing teacher appreciation efforts—have not worked.

But low teacher morale—even during challenging times—isn’t inevitable. EAB has uncovered outlier organizations across industries that dramatically improved employee morale despite challenging circumstances. Their success was not defined by a one-size-fits all or predetermined set of ideas for morale. Their success shared one common ingredient: all outlier organizations diagnosed the evolving needs of employees and co-developed and adjusted morale improvement solutions in collaboration with employees. EAB has distilled this process into the teacher morale momentum loop.

EAB’s Teacher Morale Momentum Loop Implementation Guide

Use this step-by-step project planning tool to diagnose the major causes of low teacher morale within a district, determine how to prioritize a district’s biggest threat areas, and co-design sustainable solutions with teachers to ensure lasting results.