Joanne Jacobs mentioned a recent AP story about the Troops to Teachers program. The program allows soldiers with college degrees to achieve teacher certifications and gives them additional incentives to teach in difficult areas.
The program has shown itself to be fairly successful. 9000 soldiers have become teachers and their retention rate is far superior to the general teaching population, helping to alleviate the serious shortfall we have in teachers right now. The soldiers are also more ethnically and gender diverse (more men and minorities). Their emphasis on military leadership skills and discipline is a welcome addition as well.
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