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Teachers to Leave Schools Behind
September 22, 2005
Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.
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According to a CNN/Education report (www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/) 40 percent of public school teachers plan to exit the profession within five years, the highest rate since at least 1990.  The rate is expected to be even greater among high school teachers, half of whom plan to be out of teaching by 2010, according to the National Center for Education Information.

Retirement is the dominant factor, as the public teaching corps is aging fast, say surveys of teachers in kindergarten through grade 12.  In 1996, 24 percent of teachers were age 50 or older.  By 2005, 42 percent of teachers are.

School districts are expanding their recruitment beyond colleges of education to other career fields, where experts in math, science, and other subjects are being trained to teach.

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