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        <description><![CDATA[Arizona can't recruit enough qualified teachers or replace the ones that retire. Some teachers leave for salaries up to 75% higher. Can community colleges and other organizations help keep Arizona students from falling off the education cliff? This podcast series is supported by F2 Family Foundation, Rio Salado College, and Intel.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Countless studies show that students have better educational outcomes when their teachers are more diverse. In a state where it's hard enough to recruit any teachers, finding a teaching force that looks like the student body can be difficult. Some school districts are partnering with educational institutions to grow their own diverse teaching staffs.]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[As hard as it is for Arizona schools to retain teachers, it's often harder to find qualified candidates who want to teach in Arizona schools. HearArizona profiled two organizations that work to tap under-utilized reservoirs of talent and put qualified, quality teachers in Arizona classrooms.]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[Before Arizona can fix its teacher recruitment issues, they have to address an even bigger problem: the fact that almost half of all teachers quit within three years. Some leave to teach in states with higher salaries, while others leave the profession entirely. While community organizations can't fix the pay or funding, they can support early-career teachers and give them the resources they need in order to stay.]]></description>
    
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