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 A Special Report On The Complex Drive To Get And Keep Good Teachers

Our Schools, The Series
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Feb. 26, 2000 - March 13, 2000

 

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Part 1: On the front lines, they're shaping minds

Part 2: Schools of education feel the heat to improve - Critics say new teachers lack classroom skills

Part 3: A bigger, fancier teacher licensing system

Part 4: New teachers in the job market: The general surplus, the specific shortages - Overall supply of teachers isn't really the problem

Part 5: Stopping the bleeding: The teacher retention crisis

Part 6: The coming wave of mentoring

Part 7: Turning up the pressure on weak teachers

Part 8: Urban hope: MPS works to recruit teachers

Part 9: "A form of hazing": The poor treatment of new teachers

Part 10: What a concept: Pay and professional treatment of teachers

Part 11: Unleveling the playing field: Pay for performance

Part 12: The changing faces of new teachers

Part 13: Testing, testing: Does standardized testing discourage good teachers?

Part 14: Lighting a candle: A profile of a new teacher

Part 15: Long-Term Potential Is In The Principal's Office -The right administrator can make a big difference in helping teachers thrive. A clear goal, a complex recipe, a human result-

Editorial - We Owe It To Our Teachers

 

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