Schools are failing to attract the best graduates because the teaching profession lacks "glamour", research suggests. The majority of undergraduates and professionals see teaching as similar to social work and nursing, rather than more high-status careers like medicine or law.

By Subodh Varma Education is supposed to be the first step in nation-building. But India simply doesn't have enough teachers. The country already faces a shortage of 8 lakh teachers in primary and middle schools. And the situation is going to get even worse.

By Arielle Levin Becker, The Hartford Courant, Conn. May 8--Aspiring early childhood and elementary school teachers will have to prove they know how to teach reading on a test the State Board of Education has added to Connecticut's teacher certification requirements.

To meet the state's rising demand for teachers, recruiters may need to look no further than their own school campuses. A $2 million federal grant, for example, gives Wake County school employees an opportunity to return to the classroom and earn state- required teaching certificates.

By Abbie Wightwick; Tim Lewis FOUR out of 10school teachers in Wales do not have a degree in the core subjects they teach, a new survey reveals. In science, maths, English and Welsh 40% of teachers are qualified in different subjects.