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25+ Top School Leadership Resources from 2025 

| by Hannah Sparling

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The end of the calendar year — middle of the school year — is a great time to reflect. What went well in 2025 and where is there room for growth? What are you most proud of? What are your goals for next year and the second half of the school year? 

With that in mind, we wanted to share some of our favorite school-leader resources from 2025. It’s more than 25 resources overall, broken down into 7 main categories. We hope you find them useful and inspirational as you take a much-deserved break and gear up for 2026. 

#1: The School Leader Guide for Diverse Hiring 

It’s a persistent problem in education: a teaching workforce that doesn’t match the diversity of its students. TNTP data shows that 22.8% of schools in the U.S. do not have a single teacher of color, and 14.4% of schools have just one teacher of color. 

Moreland University Instructor Melissa Collins explains the significance: 

Going through school, it wasn’t often that I saw teachers who looked like me. But I do remember one teacher, in particular, when I was in junior high. She was also African American. She was female. And you know, just watching her, I knew that at some point, I probably would be in education. Just seeing her and seeing how students like myself responded to her — she was so inspiring. 

It stuck with me. I’m 40 years old now, and this was when I was like 13. So, you know, it’s important to have that representation, for students to be able to see themselves in their teachers. 

Our School Leader Guide for Diverse Hiring has 5 strategies to help you recruit, hire, support, and retain diverse teachers. It contains insights from 7 school leaders with extensive experience in the U.S. and abroad, talking about diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, age, political ideology, career path, family structure, religion/spirituality, and more.  

Get The Guide

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#2: Recruiting and Supporting Career Changers  

Enrollment is declining in traditional teacher preparation programs, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects an average of more than 200,000 open K-12 teaching jobs each year over the next decade. To fight the shortages, school leaders are turning to career changers and alternative paths to certification. And that can be a good thing! 

From Moreland University Curriculum Manager Fayth Buriff, who is herself a career changer: 

The traditional path to teaching is great, but career changers can make excellent teachers as well. While they may initially lack traditional classroom experience or pedagogy, career changers do have years and years of life experience. 

Who better to teach math than a former architect — someone who can finally answer that age-old question: ‘When am I ever going to use this?’ 

Who better to teach history than a former museum curator? Or biology than a former doctor? 

Our on-demand webinar, Teacher Workforce: How to Recruit and Empower Career Changers, features a panel of experienced school leaders and offers fresh ideas and perspectives on how to recruit career changers and support their early years in the classroom.  

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For more on career changers: 

#3: [Infographic] 4 Stats for Every School Leader 

Education is constantly evolving, and it can be a challenge to keep up. This infographic features 4 big-picture stats every school leader should know. It has data on teacher and student diversity, teacher shortages and trends in certification, teacher satisfaction, and teacher retention. It also features info on how Moreland University partners with school districts and educational organizations around the globe to address these challenges head-on.  

Download the Infographic 

#4: An AI Assist 

Does it feel like artificial intelligence is everywhere? If you’re feeling a bit behind or overwhelmed, these resources can help you gain confidence with AI tools and learn how to experiment and explore different use cases. Then, you can empower and encourage your teachers to do the same.  

#5: Professional Development Support 

Most educators have a story about a professional development session that, well, didn’t do much developing. Maybe you had to sit in a room for hours while someone read from a PowerPoint. Maybe you had to participate in a course that had nothing to do with your role or day-to-day realities.  

A Pew Research Center survey shows only 36% of teachers are satisfied with their opportunities for training and developing new skills. But these 5 blog posts can help you weed out some of the common issues with teacher PD and focus on training that adds true value: 

If you’re looking for a professional development partner, Moreland University offers fully online courses that blend live sessions with asynchronous activities. Each course is 1-4 weeks and 1-4 CEUs. We also create customized courses for our partners. 

Download our course catalogue or book a brief meeting to learn more.  

#6: Guide for Better Teacher Recruitment & Retention 

Seventy percent of teachers say their school is understaffed, according to the Pew Research Center, and UNESCO says there’s an “urgent need for 44 million primary and secondary teachers worldwide by 2030.” 

Part of the solution lies in teacher recruitment, and part in retention, nurturing and developing the educators already in our systems. This guide has practical solutions for both sides of that equation, with ideas to help you:  

  • Attract and hire quality teachers
  • Improve professional development 
  • Grow teacher satisfaction
  • Increase teacher retention 
Get the Guide 

For more on teacher retention:  

#7: Reminders of Our ‘Why’ 

School leadership is a difficult job with constant pressure and ever-changing demands. Now is a great time to step back and remember why you went into education in the first place. Because it matters. Because you’re making a difference. Because you’re changing student lives, teacher lives, and the world for the better.  

Here are 5 stories from 2025 of educators sharing their career journey and their passion and commitment to the field:  

Educators thrive in community. Let’s make each other better. 

Our Shaping Education monthly newsletter is perfect for school leaders: principals, HR directors, recruitment and certification leads, and anyone who is committed to improving their school community. You’ll get actionable ideas, inspiring stories, and helpful resources to share with your staff. 

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