As Sean at LearnBoost pointed out, every state in the country is facing a teacher shortage in at least one subject area, and five (Arizona, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, and Maryland) "desperately need teachers of any subject in some cities and counties." "Politicians and administrators are behaving as if good teachers are as expendable as the pink slips they've been placing on their desks," he wrote. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.