NJ or CT or Westchester or Long Island.
NYC has always provided that training function in private industry as well. FYI: the guy who wrote Angela's Ashes was a NYC teacher for 30 years. Steve Bescemi (sp?) was a fireman and I know a couple of cops who retired and took up acting. They appear regularly in Law & Order and CSI.
The other thing to remember is that more than half of the new teachers leave -- quit the profession -- after the first year.
The weirdest thing NYC ever tried is "teaching fellows." They're recruiting people from private businesses into teaching. I doubt it will work, but it's worth a try.
p.s. they just opened a Hospitality High School, to train kids for careers in hotels and restaurants.
Hospitality High School? Well, I guess whatever floats your boat. Certainly a fun career. But it is interesting that the system is looking at career tracks that keep kids in school and offer an alternative.