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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Rochkind, Jonathan; Ott, Amber; Immerwahr, John; Doble, John; Johnson, Jean – Public Agenda, 2008
This "Lessons Learned" report finds two specific areas in which teacher training may be lacking: preparedness for the diversity of the contemporary American classroom and teaching students with special needs. Seventy-six percent of new teachers said teaching an ethnically diverse student body was covered in their training, but only 39 percent said…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Special Needs Students, Public Education, Teaching Conditions
Rochkind, Jonathan; Ott, Amber; Immerwahr, John; Doble, John; Johnson, Jean – Public Agenda, 2007
This issue of "Lessons Learned" carries the heading "They're Not Little Kids Anymore: The Special Challenge of New Teachers in High Schools and Middle Schools." It goes without saying that almost all parents love their children dearly, but nearly 9 in 10 admit "kids become a lot more challenging when they hit the teen years." So in a way, it…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, High Schools, Teaching (Occupation), Middle Schools