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Sunday, March 7, 1999 4.� ncent'wes offered to draw, keep teachers 'eaching Fellow ets inside tips rom veteran ULY BREWINGTON i lerald -Sun -wring Durham schools for three days this k was like a homecoming for Shaneeka Moore, -nior at UNC Greensboro and a Teaching Fel- s she entered the classroom of one of her most norable English teachers at Northern High ool, Moore and Nancy Duffner exchanged a embrace, some laughs and a lot of stories. tit this trip back was unlike any other Moore taken. s part of Teaching Fellows, the highly re- -led state scholarship program that trains col - students to teach in North Carolina schools, )re spent her spring break last week visiting ham schools, meeting with administrators and ing to school system officials about the intrica- please see TEACHIN04 TM H9rWd-suruEUM once ON THE INSIDE: Shaneeka Moore (right), a student and Teaching Fellow at UNC Greensboro, takes a tour of Northem High School with Van Garrison, head of the English department. Interest -free home loans free checking, waived utility fees among offers By KELLY BREWINGTON The Herald -Sun Want a 10 -year interest -free loan for a down payment on your first home? Interested in free banking at Cen- tral Carolina Bank? Or possibly an opportunity to get d master's degree at little or no tuition cost? Then, why not try teaching in Durham public schools ?' The school system is responding to what many sep ag a statewide teacher shortage by providing attractive in- centives to lure new teachers to the system and keep the existing ones. North Carolina has a supply /demand problem when it comes to teachers. By the end of the fifth year of teach- ing, more than one -third of the state's teachers leave the profession, and more than half leave by the end of their 12th year, according to the state Department of Public Instruction. And in Durham, the system had the fourth highest turnover percentage in the state at 19.46 percent, ac?. please see INC04T1V WM