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December 07, 2011 01:18:50 AM

Recruiting and Screening For Top Talent:

High Pay:

Good Training for Teachers Entering the System:

Small Class Size:

Hold Teachers Accountable Through Test Results:

What else goes into recruiting, evaluating, and retaining great teachers?:

Getting rid of a meglomaniac Mayor who wants to destroy Public Education and turn it into some distorted version of education that only a completely out of touch businessman would understand.
Bloomberg has driven out the best teachers I've known in my 18 year teaching career.

When it comes to getting the best teachers possible into the system, what are your priorities? Rank the approaches below from 1-5, with 1 being your highest priority.