Certification Status and Experience of U.S. Public School Teachers: Variations Across Student Subgroups

Title:	Certification Status and Experience of U.S. Public School Teachers: Variations Across Student Subgroups
Description:	This report provides a snapshot of the extent to which U.S. public schools students are taught by certified and experienced teachers using two available datasets. The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) provides a comprehensive picture, as it includes teachers of K–12 students in all subjects and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) provides a picture specific to grades 4 and 8. In addition, NAEP data are directly related to teachers of two key subjects: reading and mathematics. SASS data are available for the 2011–12 school year and NAEP data are available for 2013 and 2015.
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Cover Date:	March 2017
Web Release:	March 21, 2017
Publication #:	NCES 2017056
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Rahman, T. (NCES), Fox, M.A., and Ikoma, S. (AIR) Gray, L. (Westat)
Type of Product:	Research and Development Report
Survey/Program Areas:	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)
Keywords:	Eighth-Graders Elementary Education Fourth-Graders Mathematics Middle School Reading Teachers • characteristics of • college major or minor • education/preparation • public school • qualifications of
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