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>> THANKS VERY MUCH.

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THE TIMING COULD BE INTERESTING.

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>> COULD BE.

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RECRUITING COLLEGE GRADUATES IN

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TO THE PROGRAM TEACH FOR AMERICA

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ISN'T AS EASY AS IT USED TO BE.

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THE TEACHER LICENSING PROGRAM

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STARTED IN 1990 WITH A CORE OF

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500 COLLEGE GARAGE WHEREATS.

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SINCE THEN THAT CORE HAS SENT

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MORE THAN 33,000 PARTICIPANTS IN

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CLASSROOMS AN LOWER INCOME

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COMMUNITIES.

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BUT THE ORGANIZATIONS SAYS THIS

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YEAR IT'S HAVING A HARD TIME

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RECRUITING ENOUGH NEW TEACHERS

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TO MEET THE NEED.

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THE CHAPEL HILL GRADUATE

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RECENTLY FINISHED THE TEACH FOR

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AMERICA FELLOWSHIP.

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HE'S NOW ONE ONE OF 950 WORKING

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IN CHICAGO'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

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THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THE FULL

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FLEDGEED TEACHER AT THIS CHARTER

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SCHOOL BUTLER COLLEGE PREP.

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FOR YEARS TEACH FOR AMERICA HAS

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BAN TOP CHOICE FOR TOP GRADS.

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>> I DO CONSIDER MYSELF A

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SUCCESS STORY BECAUSE I HAD

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STRONG TEACHERS AND IT'S VERY

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THOUGHT PROVOKING JUST TO THINK

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IF I HAD NOT HAD THOSE TEACHERS

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WHERE MY LIFE WOULD HAVE ENDED

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UP.

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I WANT TO BE A CATALYSTS FOR

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MAKING SURE THAT ALL LEADERS NO

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MATTER WHERE THEY ARE FROM OR NO

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MATTER WHAT THE ECONOMIC

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BACKGROUND IS ANY SITUATION THAT

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THAT THEY COME FROM.

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THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO

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OBTAIN A QUALITY EDUCATION AS

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WELL.

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THE PROGRAM IS NOTICING A

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TROUBLING TREND.

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NOT ENOUGH RECRUITS LIKE SAVAGE.

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WE ARE FACING GREATER THAN

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NORMAL CHALLENGES ON THE

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RECRUITMENT RUN AND HERE' WHAT

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WE ARE SEEING.

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>> AS OF DECEMBER, WE HAVE

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20,000 APPLICATIONS FOR THE

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INCOMING CORE.

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THAT'S BEHIND PACE FROM LAST

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YEAR.

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AND IF THIS PACE CONTINUES, WE

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WOULD FALL ABOUT 25% OF SHORT OF

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WHAT OUR PARTNERS AROUND THE

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COUNTRY HAVE SAID THEY NEED FROM

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>> TEACH FOR AMERICA CHICAGO

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DIRECTOR JOSH ANDERSON SAID A

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NUMBER OF FACTORS ARE

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CONTRIBUTING TO A TOUGHER

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RECRUITING ENVIRONMENT WHERE IT

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FINDS MANY OF THE ITS

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APPLICANTS.

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AMONG THOSE FACTORS THE CONCERN

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THAT TEACHING IS SAN UNDER PAID

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PROFESSION.

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>> IN THIS MOMENT WE ARE SEEING

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GREATER COMPETITION FOR FOLKS

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OUT THERE.

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SO THE PEOPLE HAVE MANY MORE

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COMPETING OFFERS THAT THEY ARE

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CONSIDERING, VERY ATTRACTIVE

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OFFERS THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING

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THAN THEY WAR COUPLE YEARS AGO.

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>> HE'S CONCERNED THAT A SMALLER

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POOL OF CANDIDATES WOULD MEAN A

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WEAKER POLL OF POTENTIAL

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THE PROBLEM ISN'T JUST ITS OWN.

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THE LANDSCAPE OF MODERN DAY

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TEACHING.

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>> ROBERT LEE RUNS THE CHICAGO

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TEACHER EDUCATION PIPELINE FOR

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THE STATE UNIVERSITY WHICH

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PRODUCES MOST OF IL ELLE'S

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TEACHING GRADUATES.

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TEACHER PREP ENROLLMENT IS DOWN

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SLIGHTLY.

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>> I USE HAVE SA RELIABLE

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PROFESSION.

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ONE THAT WAS FILLED WITH JOY AND

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TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS.

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AND THAT THAT SOMEHOW HAS BEEN

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BEEN STRIPPED AWAY AS WELL.

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THERE'S A LOT OF TESTING GOING

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ON NOW AND HIGH STAKES

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STANDARDIZED ACHIEVEMENTS THAT

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TRY TO PUT TEACHER PERFORMANCE

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ONE EXAM.

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I THINK THAT'S DANGEROUS AS

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WELL.

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RECRUIT OUR BEST AND BRIGHTEST

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PEOPLE.

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>> AND THE CRITICS AS ANY

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ORGANIZATION HAVE BROUGHT THIS

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PROBLEM ON ITSELF.

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THE DIRECT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

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AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IN

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CHICAGO.

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>> THE LARGER MESSAGE IS TO ONLY

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NEED FIVE WEEKS TO BECOME A

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TEACHER.

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IT MEANS -- IT REDUCES AND OVER

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SIMPLIFYS WHAT IT IS THAT

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TEACHERS OUGHT TO BE DOING AND

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WHAT THEY DO.

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AND SO, IN THAT WAY I THINK

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AGAIN THERE'S CONTRIBUTED TO

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MAKING IT LESS THAN WHAT IT

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ACTUALLY IS.

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>>> THEY ARGUE THAT SENDING SO

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MANY UNTESTED AND BRIEFLY

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TRAINED TEACHERS IN TO THE

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CLASSROOM TO SERVE MOSTLY LOW

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INCOME STUDENTS IS MORE THAN

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JUST UNETHICAL.

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>> GOOD JOB.

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>> I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR OR

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ETHICAL OR PROFESSIONAL TO

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PRACTICE.

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IT JUST ISN'T.

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THERE'S A REASON WHY WE HAVE

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PRACTICE IN SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT

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TAKES TIME.

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THEIR TEACHERS ARE MAKING A

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DIFFERENCE AND NOT ONLY PREPARED

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AFTER INITIAL TRAINING AND THEY

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CONTINUE TO RECEIVE MENTORING AN

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COACHING THROUGHOUT THEIR

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FELLOWSHIP.

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I THINK THAT IS

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NUMBER ONE.

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>> AND FOR THE TEACHER, THAT

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IMPACT IS THE BOND HE SHARES

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WITH HIS STUDENTS.

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>> FOR SHEU CHICAGO TONIGHT.

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>> TEACHER AMERICA SAYS THAT

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EVEN THOUGH THE NUMBER OF

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APPLICATIONS IT'S RECEIVED AT

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THIS POINT IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN

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WHAT THEY RECEIVED AT THIS TIME

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LAST YEAR.