Recession upends dreams of aspiring teachers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Stay-at-home-mom Cindy DePace was just hitting 30 when she decided to return to the work force by going back to school and becoming a teacher.She loved working with kids, could be home in the summer with her own children and had always heard that someone with an education degree would never have trouble finding a job.Five years later, she has a degree in early childhood education and tens of thousands of dollars in student loans to repay, but no teaching job. Instead,

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