Word: merceth
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Dates: during 1983-1983
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...Merceth said representatives of many high tech firms, including Polaroid, Raytheon, Digital, and the First National Bank of Boston have expressed enthusiasm for the idea. Many of these companies would be willing to let such workers go because middle-aged employees often do not have the necessary education to keep up with scientific advances, she added...
...approaching in the number of actual math and science teachers nationwide, especially in Massachusetts. Fewer people want to become teachers because of the better paying opportunities in private industries--many of which are located in this state. Many teachers are leaving their positions to take more attractive offers. Merceth said that a survey of 218 counties in New England showed that 60 percent of all math teachers planned to leave their jobs within the next two years...
...School's new programs would try to reverse this trend by making high school education a more attractive possibility, Merceth said. She added that she has received tremendous support from officials in various Massachusetts school systems, who said they would be willing to hire all the newly trained teachers...
...summer program will cost $50,000 to launch and the 15-month program between $200,000 and $300,000, Merceth said...
Both programs will be very selective taking only 25 students each, Merceth said. She added that the Ed School's impact will not be "numerical.. but rather it will demonstrate to other graduate schools a model...