But ultimately, she found herself drawn back to the classroom, and her students are so lucky that she did.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

In her speech, Ms May re-iterated the Tories' pledge to "devolve power back to parents and the classroom", making schools "free".

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To find its coaches, the program took applications from any teachers in the system who were willing to cross over to the back of the classroom for a couple of years and teach colleagues instead of students.

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They have not given us a good reason as to why they don't want to put teachers back in the classroom.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama and President Lee Press Availability

The President put forward a proposal to ensure that those teachers were brought back into the classroom.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

We want to put teachers back in control of the classroom.

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You put teachers back to work, and having them back in the classroom helps our kids prepare for a future in the economy.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

We need to take measures that will put teachers back in the classroom, which is something that creates a compound benefit.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

The President will deliver a statement on the economy, calling on Congress to pass the bipartisan, paid-for ideas that the President proposed last year to put construction workers back to work upgrading our roads and bridges, teachers back in the classroom educating our kids and police and firefighters back on the job keeping our communities safe.

WHITEHOUSE: President's Schedule