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When Lilli Lackey started college, talk of a growing teacher shortage gave her confidence that a job would be waiting for her when she got out. Now, six months after graduating, she considers herself lucky just to find work as a substitute. Across the country, droves of people like Lackey are unable to find teaching jobs, in large part because the ...

Social engineers just can't help themselves when it comes to keeping their hands off your kids. Their latest plan is to base admissions to Chicago's most preferred public schools to a large degree on "socioeconomic" factors, such as the percentage of people who own homes in your neighborhood. As dumbfounding as this might seem, it's not all that surprising for an ...

Sandy Lobel-Witlen is about to take on a fourth job. ``I have to because I can't afford to live on a teacher's salary,'' said Lobel-Witlen, who has been teaching in Broward County for 14 years. In addition to teaching kindergarten, she earns extra money working in before- and after-care. And soon, she'll be working nights and weekends for the U.S. Census ...