In Florida, a bid to expand the teacher pool
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A district confronts the shortage by recruiting teens to train.
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By The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 25--Two promising Baltimore-area partnerships between philanthropy and academia could help ease the perpetual shortage of math and science teachers in Maryland.
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By BUFORD GREEN STAFF WRITER  JACKSONVILLE - Sheryl Humphries' love of science and teaching it has landed her among an elite group of educators.
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By Valerie Lovett, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Mar.
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If Doreen Seelig pocketed all the money she has spent on classroom supplies over 35 years as a teacher &#151; the printer cartridges, the paper, the pencils and the paperback books lent to her Venice High School students &#151; she figures she would have a new car by now.
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A state where charter schools have been growing fast - and running into troubles - is now debating a new approach
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Some schools are now using TV cameras to monitor teachers' classroom performance.
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Ireneo Abadejos and Julieta Perez are among what they call the "lucky 30" Filipino teachers hired by the Prince George's County school system in October 2004 as part of an experiment to help fill a big teacher shortage.
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With politicians promising more school places - official figures show many spare places already exist.
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A movement gaining momentum in Congress and some school systems in the Washington region and beyond would boost pay for exceptional teachers in high-poverty schools, a departure from salary schedules based on seniority and professional degrees that have kept pay in lockstep for decades.
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As students head back to school, there's an extra push to bring those who never graduated back into the classroom.
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A federal program to teach reading pressured schools to adopt a specific approach in order to receive funding.
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Florida's public school science standards for the first time will use the word "evolution," although the biological concept already was being taught under code words such as "change over time."
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By Nicole Stricker, The Salt Lake Tribune  Feb. 28--School cooks, janitors and bus drivers got a little legislative  love Tuesday when they were added to the public education funding bonanza.
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Pupils could soon face tests of their creativity under plans to boost the kind of "soft skills".
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Savvy teachers individualize instruction using Internet and other tech tools.
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By Shaun Epperson, Tulsa World, Okla.  Jun. 6--Some local teachers were selected for an out-of-this-world learning opportunity this month designed to expand their knowledge and help them enhance their curriculum.