- 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?