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Economist · Teach First · Them as can

Them as can, do!

August 2, 2009 John

Picking up on the Politeia Report, this week’s Economist magazine gets in on the act of reporting on the quality of the teachers in education.The organization Teach First is busy this summer training five hundred graduates to teach in some of the most challenging school environments. Named as the Education and Training Charity of the… Continue reading Them as can, do!

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