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It's definitely a pain point for many teachers. So far, the response from teachers has been overwhelmingly positive. The response from school leaders has been cautious at best.

Focusing on one region is a good idea!

Added search by location and search by district today. I hope you find it useful!

Thanks, I'll be adding location search in the next few days

Finland's reputation is well deserved! My wife took part in an exchange visit there and spent a week in a Finnish classroom. They are more selective for teacher trainees than the US and UK, and their training program is more rigorous than the UK, but once completed, teachers are trusted as professionals and left to do their jobs without being micro managed. There was also a lot more focus on subjects outside reading, writing and maths and a lot less focus on testing.

District reviews are on the road map!

thanks for the heads up. Should be working now.

Two options for revenue that I'm considering: charging schools for profiles with photos and videos aimed at potential candidates and job advertisements.

Hi HN, my wife and I are both teachers and we've both worked in schools that looked really good on paper - good attainment, great inspection reports etc - but were not very nice places to work in. Speaking to friends, this is a common problem because almost all the publicly available information about schools is for parents, students and sometimes inspectors.

The things teachers care about you can only discover by talking to other teachers, but without a personal connection that's almost impossible. When applying for a new job, schools know a lot about the candidates but the opposite is rarely true. We're trying to redress the balance a bit with Chalkscore. We hope it will let teachers make a more informed decision about where to work, and in doing so, that it will exert a gentle pressure on schools to pay more attention to working conditions and environments for teachers.

Happy to answer any questions!