Mostly good new about the teacher shortage

The Woodrow Wilson Foundation issued the results of their recent survey on college educated adults interested in changing careers to become teachers. According to an article in today's Chronicle of Higher Education, "42 percent said they would consider entering the field. Those in engineering, science and information technology are “somewhat more likely” to consider teaching, and those who have a postgraduate degree, have attended selective colleges, and report having higher-than-average grades are also disproportionately represented in the potential teacher pool."

These talented people are motivated by desires to contribute to society and find personally rewarding careers as well as balancing work and family life. What they need is more money and training opportunities that mesh better with their learning styles and life styles. A link to recommendations for capitalizing on this pool of talent is available at the report summary "Teaching as a Second Career."