Where We Stand » Pay http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wherewestand An evaluation of America’s Schools in the 21st Century. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:51:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Teachers: Segment Two from Full Episode http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wherewestand/reports/teachers/segment-two-from-full-episode/14/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wherewestand/reports/teachers/segment-two-from-full-episode/14/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:03:45 +0000 chie witt http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wherewestand/?p=14 media
  • As many as 50 percent of teachers in the U.S. leave the profession within their first five years.
  • Students of high performing teachers progress three time as fast as those with low performing teachers.
  • The U.S. pays teachers less – as a percentage of the country’s GDP – than 25 other developed countries.

THE QUESTION: WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO GET GREAT TEACHERS INTO THE SCHOOLS, AND KEEP THEM THERE?

 

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