The Huffington Post – Vince Bertram
“In January, Business Insider released a list of the top 15 jobs with the lowest starting salary. Six of the 15 occupations were teachers…perhaps the Business Insider study does help explain why only 23 percent of those in the top third of their college graduating classes plan to become teachers. If this is not incredibly alarming, it should be. As Michael Milken explains, “Once upon a time, U.S. college graduates near the top of their classes routinely entered the teaching profession. In fact, 90 percent of the new American teachers in the early to mid-20th century came from the upper third of their classes.” In countries like Singapore, Korea and Finland, Milken notes that nearly 100 percent of teachers rank among the top third of university graduates. If the United States is to continue as a world leader, we must lead the world in education. And to provide the highest quality education, we must attract the highest quality teachers.”(more)