In early September the Star Advertiser's front page headline read, "Teacher Dropouts!" and highlighted the problem of teacher attrition. Read the article here:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/20100907_teacher_dropouts.html
Nationally, Oprah has recently highlighted the film, "Waiting for Superman" a documentary that has won awards and highlights the problems in America's School System on her show. For more information about the movie try these sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_%22Superman%22
http://www.waitingforsuperman.com/
It's a tough time to be a teacher. Issues with funding, pressures from Federal Mandates, new standards, new report cards, and tough socio-econmic times make for stressful days for new teachers, veteran teachers, administrators, and students. With the upcoming elections and Hawaii's RTT award education is sure to remain in the news.
Edited to add:
12 hours after I posted this post, the Staradvertiser ran an article about Teach for America:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/20100927_Teacher_corps_reaps_results.html
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