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ERIC Number: EJ557684
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-4681
The Nation's Teaching Force.
Murnane, Richard J.; Vegas, Emiliana
Teachers College Record, v99 n1 p36-41 Fall 1997
This commentary assesses the quality of information in the National Center for Education Statistics report "The Condition of Education 1997," which bears on the extent to which the nation is succeeding in staffing all schools with skilled teachers. The commentary focuses on teacher salaries, teacher preparation for diversity, and teacher-student ratio. (SM)
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Income Groups, Public Education, Public School Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Salaries, Teacher Student Ratio
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Condition of Education (NCES)
Note: In special section: "The State of American Education."