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September 08, 2008 1 min read
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Statistical snapshots of current trends and practices in professional development.

Teachers’ Perceptions of Professional Environment

Where Do Faculty Feel Influential?

Teachers feel they have the most control over practices in their own classrooms, such as choosing how to teach, grade, and discipline their students. But beyond the classroom walls, they see their sphere of influence as considerably smaller.

SOURCE: EPE Research Center, 2008. Analysis of data from the Schools and Staffing Survey, 2003-04, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.

SOURCE: EPE Research Center, 2008. Analysis of data from the Schools and Staffing Survey, 2003-04, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.

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State Policies on the Teaching Profession

Accountability Incentives Capacity

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A version of this article appeared in the September 10, 2008 edition of Teacher PD Sourcebook

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