Teachers in U.S. working more than international peers

U.S. fourth-graders rank in the middle in reading and math among their G-8 counterparts, a report finds.

A report finds that teachers in the U.S. are contracted to work more hours than educators in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the U.K. Teachers in the U.S. work an average of 1,080 hours each academic year, according to the report. CNN