In Chicago and elsewhere in Illinois, schools see an oversupply of teachers -- chicagotribune.com

Chicago Tribune by Diane Rado | Feb. 5, 2009 (Special Report)

Frigid temperatures and subzero wind chills didn't keep job seekers away from a Chicago Public Schools teacher career fair.

"I had 1,100 show up at 25 below zero (windchill). That tells you this spring is going to be wild," said chief recruiting officer Nancy Slavin, predicting a busy hiring season for Chicago.

The nation's third-largest city school system is seeing a deluge of applications, a phenomenon usually associated with coveted ... Full Story »

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A telling look at a problem in Illinois: too many teachers for the positions needed to be filled, and in the wrong subject matters.

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