Wanted: More Math and Science Teachers

Jeremy Kennefick and Geoffrey Gailey are both new science teachers, one a career-changer, the other fresh out of graduate school. Both are teaching in high-poverty districts, where the needs are greatest. And both are surrounded by a rare level of support -- financial incentives, mentors, and groups of other new teachers to consult with as they grow in the profession. It's no easy task to recruit people with proclivities for science into schools -- and to keep them long enough to nurture a... Full Story