Today's newest teachers face tough job odds, high turnover
Clip: 7/22/2015 | 7m 33s
Today's newest teachers face tough job odds, high turnover
Is it a good time to become a teacher? Salaries haven't kept up with inflation, tenure is under attack and standardized test scores are being used to fire teachers. And that's if you get a job. Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on the struggles for today's newly trained educators to find work and stay in the classroom.
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Today's newest teachers face tough job odds, high turnover
Clip: 7/22/2015 | 7m 33s
Is it a good time to become a teacher? Salaries haven't kept up with inflation, tenure is under attack and standardized test scores are being used to fire teachers. And that's if you get a job. Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on the struggles for today's newly trained educators to find work and stay in the classroom.
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