As the national teacher shortage lingers, a suburban school district hopes to tackle the problem in a unique way.
"I felt like I was majoring in education in high school," said Burkhardt."It’s an awesome program because it gives students time to try these careers out, and have all these experiences without paying thousands of dollars for college credit."
As part of the program, students can earn up to 16 college credits from Eastern Illinois University and National Louis University. Students who go on to become Ed Prep Scholars at either of these institutions are guaranteed student teaching placements and employment interviews with D214 or one of its nine partner elementary schools, according to the district.
"It’s a really good opportunity to figure out 'is this what I like? Is it not?' And when you go to college you can have a better understanding," said current Rolling Meadows senior Nicol Barragan Romero.
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