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What's better than hiring a good young teacher? How about finding a good, young, homegrown teacher?

That's the goal of a new affiliation between the University of Central Florida and the Lake Wales Charter Schools aimed at creating a steady pipeline of local teaching talent available for hire at any of the system's seven schools.

"It's a win-win situation for our students who are interested in pursing a career in education, and the charter system to have a readily available quality pool of teaching talent," said Charter System Human Resources Director Dr. Julio Acevedo. "This program allows...