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Tomorrow’s Teacher Crisis

2/24/2015

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In four years, 24% of Arizona’s teachers will be eligible for retirement. We should expect a flood of recent graduates to step up and fill their shoes. Yet Arizona’s teacher preparation programs have seen a 7% decline in enrollment this year. This is a concerning trend in the state that functioned at a ‘crisis’ level this year, boasting nearly 700 teacher vacancies. 
What can we do to attract the next generation of teachers to the field?
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