Elevating Solar Energy / The Worsening Teacher Shortage

Segment 1: Guest: Ned Ekens-Daukes, associate professor, School of Photovoltaic & Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. While current solar energy relies on the sun, scientists are now developing new technology that would allow for 24/7 energy absorption. We speak with an expert about this exciting development and what lies ahead. https://tinyurl.com/2t58nyeh Segment 2: Guests: Fedrick Ingram, teacher, Miami-Dade Public Schools, secretary-treasurer, American Federation of Teachers; Dr. Lynn Gangone, President, CEO, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Over the last two years, 10 percent of teachers have left the field. That equates to 300,000 teachers gone. There are many reasons for this exodus, but with millions of students heading back to school this fall – what’s being done to get more teachers back in the classroom. https://aacte.org/ https://www.aft.org/