The Office of Educator Excellence (OEE) is responsible for creating long-term and short-term analyses pertinent to workforce issues. The work highlighted on this site is intended to support internal and external stakeholders in making informed decisions regarding educator preparation, credentialing, hiring, professional development, and retention. Questions regarding educator workforce research, please contact Brian Lloyd, M.A., Ed.S., Education Research Consultant at LloydB@michigan.gov.

This paper reports trends in mobility by geographic location and locale in the Michigan teacher workforce.

This white paper presents current and longitudinal data on the racial/ethnic composition of the teaching workforce and pipeline in Michigan.

This paper reports trends in school-to-school mobility and attrition in the Michigan teacher workforce.

This white paper focuses on the certificates required to enter the teaching profession (initial certificates), over a five-year period. (Revised 2-12-2018)

This REL Midwest study examined trends in teacher supply and demand in Michigan over the past five years and projected those trends five years into the future to better understand where potential teacher shortages might occur.

In this article, Richard Ingersoll indicates that school staffing problems are not primarily due to insufficient supply of qualified teachers, but rather primarily due to excess demand resulting from a "revolving door."

This policy brief summarizes the teacher shortage debate and measures in language intended to clarify the issue for policymakers.

This link, hosted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) provides a variety of perspectives on educator supply and demand in multiple states.

In this policy proposal, Dee and Goldhaber argue that teacher shortages are not a general phenomenon but instead concentrated in certain subjects (e.g., mathematics, science, and special education) and schools (e.g., those serving disadvantaged students).