November 29, 2009 Today’s story:
The Tempered Radical: Three Tricks to Retaining Teachers
"Three Tricks to Retaining Teachers Have you ever noticed that the constant stream of articles about the teacher retention crisis in America’s schools never really ends? Poke through Google and you’ll find bits on attrition in math and science, where candidates can easily move into the private sector and earn significantly more over a lifetime, and on the costs that attrition carries for schools and districts. You can find reports drafted by national organizations like the Education Commission of the States and the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future. Ed Week and Edutopia are writing about teacher retention. So is Cal State University and the Virginia Department of Education. "
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