Mountain Talk: The K-12 Educator Workforce
Tuesday, May 19 | 12:15 pm
About the Event
The K-12 Educator Workforce and Disparities in Educational Opportunity
Today, the United States spends nearly one trillion dollars per year on its system of public preK-12 education. Despite the enormity of this expenditure, we still have much to learn about its largest portion — the educator workforce, dedicated professionals tasked with nurturing the nation's fifty million public school students.
In this Mountain Talk, J. Cameron Anglum, Ph.D., will share his insights from over a decade studying the intersection of public school funding and educator labor markets. Focusing on teacher shortages and turnover, educator compensation, and student access to a stable and prosperous educator workforce, Anglum will apply an economic lens to explore various public policy approaches to public education. This will include lessons critical to policymaking and practice in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and across the nation.
Cost: Free to attend
Staff Contact: J. Bryce Neff, Associate Director, Professional & Intellectual Engagement
Speaker Bio
J. Cameron Anglum, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the educational leadership program at the Lehigh University College of Education. He received a Ph.D. and M.S.Ed. in education policy and a B.A. in economics, all from the University of Pennsylvania.
Prior to joining Lehigh, Anglum served on the faculty of the Saint Louis University School of Education. He studies U.S. K-12 education policy, focusing on educator labor markets, school finance, and contemporary public opinion in public education. Within his educator workforce scholarship, he focuses on state and local trends in teacher turnover, shortages, and recruitment, and policies geared to address them.
Aiming to provide actionable scholarship to improve educational practice and policy making, Anglum's work has been cited in various state, local, and national policy deliberations, including the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers Economic Report of the President.
Event Details
When: Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 12:15-1 p.m. Eastern
Online via Zoom
RSVP by: Monday, May 18
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