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...finally be starting to close. Faced with a looming teacher shortage--the nation's schools will need about 2.2 million new teachers over the next seven years, according to the American Association of Colleges for Teachers of Education--federal and state governments are stepping up recruitment...
...years ago, Massachusetts became the first state to offer a signing bonus of $20,000 to new teachers, including recent college grads, as well as intensive summer training and accelerated accreditation. Other programs, like the popular Teach for America, a national teachers' corps, make it easier for graduates to enter school systems while also giving the teaching profession an intangible sheen of prestige...
...State Department of Education (DOE) officials say their efforts have been successful so far. According to the DOE website, the number of new teachers recruited through the program doubled this year, to 117. Palumbo says he expects a similar number this year...
Palumbo agrees: "We want to have the best teachers in our state, and people are responding to that," he says...
...what level of involvement could we see from the Justices? Legal analysts point out that the Court generally steers clear of state election issues - which, despite its national ramifications, this case remains - and this Court in particular has a strong record of advocating states' rights over federal intervention. The court may not accept the case at all, deferring to Florida's state courts - a move that would appear to benefit Gore, as Florida's Supreme Court has already come out in favor of hand recounts in the cases before it. On the other hand, if either candidate raises constitutional questions...