The Nation - News from Nov. 12, 1985

America is facing its biggest teaching crisis ever, and a “fundamental restructuring” of the public school system is needed, according to C. Emily Feistritzer, director of the National Center for Education Information and author of a new report on teachers. The report said the current baby boom will create the demand for 1.65 million new teachers in the next eight years. It said part of the problem in attracting more teachers is low teacher pay. Feistritzer called for a system that would pay more money to better teachers regardless of length of service or college credits obtained, which currently determine teacher pay.