The Grow-Your-Own Imperative.

The article narrates promising efforts at U.S. schools that show how the academe can cultivate future educators as early as high school. Topics discussed include Educators Rising, a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) that was launched in August 2015 that aims to increase diversity in the teaching profession. Also mentioned is a 2015 American College Testing (ACT) report showing that only five percent of college-bound 12th graders indicated interest in education career.