Report discusses challenges faced by new teachers

The second in the series of "Lessons Learned" reports on new teachers conducted by Public Agenda and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality raises questions about the support given to those who come to the profession through alternate routes. Working Without a Net finds alternate route teachers are especially motivated by the desire to help disadvantaged children, but at the same time they are more disheartened by the conditions they find in the classroom.

Working Without a Net focuses on new teachers in high-needs schools, comparing the perspectives of those from traditional teacher education versus those from three alternate-route programs: Teach for America, Troops to Teachers and The New Teacher Project.

To find out more and download the full report, visit the following page on the Public Agenda website.