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

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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