In some Birmingham-area school districts, up to a quarter of new teachers leave within the first three years, frustrated by crowded classrooms, inadequate funding, and other challenges.
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| Donna Jones, a recent graduate of UAB’s Urban Teacher Enhancement Program (UTEP), works with students at Birmingham’s Robinson Elementary School. |
Students in the UTEP program learn the teaching strategies that are most effective with groups of culturally diverse children, English-language learners and students with disabilities. UTEP classes are co-taught by UAB faculty and master teachers from the program’s partner school districts.
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