Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Filling local classrooms with teachers is tough. Getting good, experienced educators is another challenge altogether. As the nation faces a shortage of public school teachers, Kojo and guests look at some unlikely sources for teacher recruitment in the Washington area.
Guests
- Dan Goldhaber Senior Research Associate in the Education Policy Center at the Urban Institute.
- Emily Feistritzer President, National Center for Education Information
- Emily Embich Director, GW Teaching Corps Program at George Washington University.
- Jorge Osterling Principal Investigator of the Bilingual Career Ladder Teacher Training Program at George Mason University.
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