The future of work
for educators
Simplifying the teacher credentialing, hiring and placement process for states, schools, and teachers.
Who we work with
Candidates
Earn money and serve your community as a substitute teacher. We make it easy.
Ed Agencies
Painlessly modernize your technology for educator credentialing, hiring, placement, professional development and advancement.
Partners
Join BenchK12 in creating the future of work for K12 educators. Learn more about opportunities to partner, advocate or invest.
We’re creating a new credentialing, hiring, and teaching experience.
Credentials in days, not months
Reduce the time and redundancy to get educators credentialed and into the classroom.
More access and connections
Connect educators with more opportunities and give schools access to every qualified educator in your state (and even neighboring states).
Better teaching experiences
Easily share or receive everything educators need to be successful in the classroom—so schools, substitutes, teachers, and students don’t skip a beat.
All digital, more secure, less effort
Put down the envelopes and forms. Replace outdated systems with secure, verifiable credentials and an intuitive app that even digital novices can navigate.
Save now. Spend where it matters
Stop spending on dated absence management tools and unresponsive staffing agencies. BenchK12 technology is free for every local education agency in partnering states.
Retaining great talent
Create a smoother onramp for new educators, flexibility and peace-of-mind for veteran educators , and the tools to empower every educator in the classroom and beyond.
Why substitute teachers?
On average, students spend a year with a substitute teacher over the course of their K12 education. In marginalized communities, it’s more than two years. With current teacher shortages, more than half of classrooms don’t have any coverage—substitutes or full-time educators—pushing schools to their breaking point and robbing students of the education they deserve.
As educators, technologists, and parents, we know we can do better! BenchK12 is dedicated to reducing lost learning time by getting more new educators in the classroom faster, and by giving greater flexibility to current educators.
More substitutes are a critical piece of the solution, but they are just the beginning. Learn more about our long-term goals.