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State tries to attract math and science teachers
- 01-13-2010
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By Jim Miller/Riverside Press-Enterprise
Some would-be teachers will have a new and potentially faster way to receive credentials under this month's state legislation meant to improve California's chances of getting federal school-improvement money. Inland Assemblyman Brian Nestande said the change should help ease the state's shortage of math, science and vocational instructors by attracting mid-career people who want to teach but are unwilling to spend months in a traditional credentialing program. It's for someone who says, "I don't need to spend a year of my life getting a credential when I probably know the issue better than anyone in the room teaching me," said Nestande, R-Palm Desert, who is vice chairman of the Assembly Education Committee. "Let's try something different and try to get those people into the classroom." (more...)
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