A new report from the National Research Council proposes that math and science Ph.D.s, who face fewer job openings in academia, should instead try teaching in K-12 schools, which are in dire need of math and science teachers. The NRC panel proposed creating a prestigious two-year fellowship to place recent Ph.D.s in primary/secondary classrooms, an idea that resonated with graduate students and post-docs they surveyed. For more see "Wanted: Math and Science Teachers," CNN.com, July 31, 2002, and "NRC Seeks Program to Put Ph.D.s in K-12 Classrooms," by Hannah Gladfeldter Rubin, Education Daily, July 31, 2002 (subscribers only).
