Concerns arise over quality.
Concerns arise over quality.
When Mark Cerja gives his spiel on the benefits of working for the Fort Worth public schools, he comes off like P.T. Barnum with a pointer. The Fort Worth public school system's approach to hiring bespeaks a new aggressiveness by districts across the land in the pursuit of classroom instructors. It's an assertiveness that is common in the high-tech and other fields, but is more foreign to the genteel world of teacher recruiting. Districts have good reason to act. For teachers, the current shortage means more bargaining power and a higher standard of living.