Systems and Strategies for Addressing the Inequitable Distribution of Teachers
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Eric Hirsch is the director of special projects at the New Teacher Center at the University of California at Santa Cruz, a national organization committed to improving student learning by supporting the development of an inspired, dedicated, and highly qualified teaching force. Hirsch has served as the executive director of the Center for Teaching Quality, executive director of the Colorado-focused Alliance for Quality Teaching, and education program manager at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
Hirsch’s work is largely focused on better understanding and improving teaching and learning conditions, recruiting and retaining teachers, and alternative compensation. He has surveyed more than 500,000 educators in 14 states about their school environment during the past five years. He has worked with and testified to legislatures and policymakers in more than 35 states and presented at numerous conferences about issues of teaching quality and governance.
Hirsch has written more than 50 articles, reports, book chapters, and policy briefs published by organizations such as NCSL, the National Governors Association, the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, the U.S. Department of Education, and the University of Pittsburgh Press and in publications such as Congressional Quarterly and the Journal of Special Education.
Hirsch received his teacher certification in Massachusetts and earned his M.A. from the University of Colorado.
