50% of new teachers in urban schools leave teaching in 2-3 years. The Urban Teacher Education Program trains teachers specifically to teach in low income urban schools. 95% of their graduates are still teaching after 6 years. The segment is from the Chicago Tonight program on WTTW, PBS in Chicago.
Urban teacher education should be included in all teacher grad. programs. Urban schools come with so many different variables than suburban schools and it is essential for teachers to learn.
TheJenrichichi 1 year ago