Updated 3/31/01
TEACHING
Teachers are the newest imports
Time was, school recruiters could find more than enough instructors at local
teachers colleges and undergraduate education programs. Now, shortages are forcing
school districts to recruit abroad.
Pilots, lobbyists, and lawyers are switching to teaching
Who would consider a career in teaching, with its long hours and slim pay, let alone ditch a
lucrative job to go back to school for a teaching certificate? More people than you might think.
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RETIREMENT
401(k) blues
The first bear market since 401(k)'s became the primary retirement account for American workers
has some investors rethinking strategy.
Access usnews.com's full coverage of retirement issues.
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INCOME
Stuck in the middle
About half of American families consider themselves "middle class" even though their household
salaries often fall outside the range of the U.S. median income.
View survey results.
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LEGAL ISSUES
Noncompete contracts
Are companies going overboard insisting that employees with no real access to secrets sign
contracts that prohibit them from joining competitors?
Learn what to do to if you're faced
with one of these contracts.
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What can you do with that grad degree? "Plenty," say authors
Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius. Join us Wednesday, April 11, at 5 p.m. EST to
discuss.
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Fresh out of school? Visit our .edu career channel
for advice on finding your first job.
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