Show TURN FOR THE BETTER Tl bleacher eacher B k y crisis a s n c n eases in H R US B B j cacner anses discs in ua the present school year marks the beginning of a turn for the better in education in the united states that high note of 0 optimism was sounded in a py progress ogress report issued by the citizens federal committee on education through the U S office of education which asserted that a dve year downward trend in education has been reversed titled citizens look at education the report Is the first pamphlet issued by the 27 member group formed in april 1948 1946 to carry the teacher crisis to the tha 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 ss must continue and that to consider the educational crisis as a thing of the past would be premature among the accomplishments listed tor for the past year were I 1 ithe the largest teachers salary in creases which ever have been granted in a 12 month period an average increase of 0 about ot about 13 per cent an increase in maximum sal 2 ary scales in many centers regarded as highly significant in mak ing the profession economic economically allF attractive as a lifetime career A number of states have lab 3 erali zed retirement allowances and sick leave provisions and reduced the teaching load 1 but t the committee did not mint minimize m az e the fact that there were problems still to be solved for one thing the rise in cost of living has more than eaten up the advance in teachers te salaries end and workers in many fields still earn more on the average than teachers another obstacle to be overcome la Is the immense need for teachers teach erg c fused in part by the increased birth rute which will exist for or at least 6 to 10 years |