Show TURN FOR THE BETTER teacher crisis eases in US the present school year marks the beginning of a turn for the better in education in the united states that ugh high note of optimism was sounded in a progress report issued by the citizens federal committee on education through the U S office of education which asserted that a rive five year downward trend in education has been reversed titled citizens look at education tion the report is the first pamphlet issued by the 27 member group formed in april 1916 1946 to carry the teacher crisis to the country there Is abundant evidence that the ominous deterioration of our educational system has been arrested the drift of teachers to other fields has been slowed the public has become aroused to the dangers threatening our schools was the committees conclusion at the same time however the report warned that upward progress must continue and that t to 0 consider the educational crisis as a thing of the past would be premature among the accomplishments listed lor for the past year were ithe the largest teachers salary in creases wl which ach ever have been granted in a 12 month period an average increase of about or about 13 per cent an increase in maximum sal 2 co C o ary scales in many centers regarded as highly significant la in mak ing the profession economically attractive as a lifetime career A number ol of states have lib 3 erali zed retirement allowances and sick leave provisions and reduced the teaching load but the committee did not minimize the fact that there were problems still to be solved for one thing the rise in cost ot of living has more than eaten up the advance in teachers salaries and workers in many fields still earn more on the average than teachers another obstacle to be overcome Is the immense need tor for teachers teacher c doused in part by the increased birth rute rate which will exist for at least 6 t to 10 years |