| Teaching in the Milwaukee Schools is not
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| | pay for private schools. Many feel that
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| all that some think it will be. Young
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| | the Milwaukee Schools are filled with bad
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| teachers there have one of the highest
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| | influences and the neighborhoods are
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| turnover rates in the nation. According
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| | filled with crime. So, these teachers
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| to some in the Milwaukee Schools, there
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| | from Milwaukee Schools move on to other
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| are several reasons for this rate. One
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| | districts in the suburbs, and some on to
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| of the main reasons for this high rate
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| | other careers. Other teachers from
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| within the Milwaukee Schools is the
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| | Milwaukee Schools cited frustrations more
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| residency rule. Milwaukee Schools require
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| | directly related to schools and
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| that teachers reside within the city. At
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| | classrooms as the main reason they moved
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| first, for young teachers, this does not
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| | on. One first year teacher, a graduate of
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| seem all that bad until they are actually
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| | the University of Wisconsin, tells about
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| living in the city and cannot move. As
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| | a particularly bad year at one north side
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| they get married and start families, many
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| | school. She was hired to teach first
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| want to move to the suburbs, but can't.
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| | grade, but also had some five-year-old
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| Many teachers sighted other frustrations
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| | kindergarten students in her classroom.
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| with the Milwaukee Schools as their
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| | She was not given her mentor until
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| reason for leaving. However, all agreed
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| | January, and was given absolutely no
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| with the National Commission on Teaching
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| | support from school administration. She
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| report that states that high turnover
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| | felt she had been left alone to sink or
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| affects the overall education of our
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| | swim. And this is not an isolated
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| students. Almost all said the story of
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| | experience. That is not fair to the
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| the idealistic, eager, newcomer who
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| | students of Milwaukee schools. Most first
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| doesn't last very long in the job is far
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| | year teachers cite school leadership and
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| too familiar. Of the 50 largest school
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| | the lack of support as a main source of
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| districts in the US, only Milwaukee
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| | either frustration. Some teachers in
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| Schools and Chicago Schools have this
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| | Milwaukee schools that are not properly
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| residency rule. It has long been a bone
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| | administered say they spend their entire
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| of contention with teachers, but always
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| | day breaking up fights and issuing
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| received strong support from politicians.
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| | discipline instead of teaching. It's hard
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| Young teachers get into the Milwaukee
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| | to imagine how the Milwaukee Schools can
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| Schools because they are anxious to start
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| | provide for their students, when they
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| their careers but, again, they begin
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| | still can't support their teachers.
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| starting families and realize they will
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| | Patricia Hawke is a staff writer for
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| be forced to live in the city and to send
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| | Schools K-12, providing free, in-depth
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| their children to those Milwaukee Schools
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| | reports on all U.S. public and private
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| unless they make other arrangements or
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| | K-12 schools.
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