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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Seattle Schools Community Forum: American

Seattle Schools Community Forum: American:

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You’re invited to attend a special screening of a recently released documentary on teaching in the U.S., American Teacher, on December 12 at 6:00 PM at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. Seats are limited, so please register.

The film is being shown in communities across the country to facilitate discussion and attention on the role teachers play in providing a quality education to our nation’s children.

Weaving interviews and startling facts about U.S. education with the lives and careers of several teachers, American Teachertells the collective story of the 3.2 million teachers who spend every day in the classroom. In the U.S., the challenge is significant – more than 1 million teachers will retire in the next ten