(CBS News) WASHINGTON - In December, the unemployment rate was 7.8 percent. For vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the rate was 10.8 percent. But a new initiative is aiming to lower that number by placing veterans in the classroom.
A newcomer to the classroom, it was his years on the battlefield that allowed him to give his students what few other teachers could -- exactly what they needed.
A newcomer to the classroom, it was his years on the battlefield that allowed him to give his students what few other teachers could -- exactly what they needed.
"I'm there to listen," said Thompson, "and let them know, 'Hey, I've lost friends, too,' in similar ways I tell all my fellow vets you are bringing such a skill set to this job and you need to share those experiences, share those skills with the students of this country and help this generation do great things."read more
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