September 10, 1999

Television Report Blames Teacher Shortages on Poor Education Schools

Are colleges of education contributing to a teacher shortage?

Federal officials have warned of a looming problem, but a television-news report says the causes may be more complex than teacher retirements and swelling school enrollments.

John Merrow, a PBS journalist, says inadequate teacher-training programs may be partly to blame, along with flawed hiring practices in some school districts.

Mr. Merrow's report, "Teacher Shortage: False Alarm?"

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