Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Zach is a student studying to become a teacher. To complete his degree, he is required to teach in a local school for free. Unpaid student teaching causes a huge hardship on students who typically aren't allowed to work any other job during their student teaching. Zach is one of NEA's Aspiring Educators working to ensure paid student teaching is the norm, not the exception. Learn more and join the movement at nea.org/paidstudentteaching.