RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY BEST STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORTING NEW SCIENCE TEACHERS
September 09, 2008
September 09, 2008
FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 9 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:
With a nationwide shortage of science teachers and plummeting student test scores, many school districts are forced to hire teachers with science degrees but little training in education or experience teaching. Without proper support, research shows that 66 percent of new teachers will quit the profession within three years. Now, new research from George Mason University's New Science Teachers' Sup . . .
With a nationwide shortage of science teachers and plummeting student test scores, many school districts are forced to hire teachers with science degrees but little training in education or experience teaching. Without proper support, research shows that 66 percent of new teachers will quit the profession within three years. Now, new research from George Mason University's New Science Teachers' Sup . . .