Education Department Launches Teacher Recruitment Campaign
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today that the department is launching a national teacher recruitment campaign, complete with a web site that offers information on how to join the profession.
The administration is particularly interested in getting new teachers to work in high-need schools, and in recruiting them for subjects where there is a shortage of qualified instructors, including science, technology, engineering, and math, as well as to serve English-Language Learners and students in special education. The department also is hoping to attract a more diverse workforce, particularly minority males.
Duncan unveiled the initiative on MSNBC today, in a conversation with Tom Brokaw, just hours after Obama