National Network Seeks to Get More H.S. Students Interested in Teaching

Education Week: With schools across the country struggling to find enough teachers and diversify their staffs, some communities are looking more seriously at the idea of "growing your own." If you can't find the teachers you need, the thinking goes, develop them.

That's essentially the idea behind a newly relaunched program associated with the professional association PDK International. Educators Rising, formerly known as Future Educators Association, is a national network working to help school systems guide young people on the path to teaching starting in high school.

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