What makes a good teacher?
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Ckaris Williams, a teacher and Hurricane Katrina evacuee, prepares her classroom at Douglass Elementary School in Houston September 7, 2005 in Houston, Texas.
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Lawmakers in Minnesota and across the country have been debating changes in the way public school teachers are compensated, hired, and fired. The question remains: what makes a good teacher?
American RadioWorks examines that question in its award-winning documentary, "Testing Teachers." The documentary won a first place broadcast award at the National Education Writers Association Awards.
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