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A Talented, Dedicated, and Well-Prepared Teacher in Every Classroom: Information Kit - September 1999

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                             UNEQUAL IMPACT OF TEACHER SHORTAGES                     Percentage of Schools with Vacancies in Certain Fields                              That Found Them Difficult to Fill                          SPECIAL EDUCATION:                           High Poverty Schools  56%                           Low Poverty Schools   49%                          MATHEMATICS:                           High Poverty Schools  50%                           Low Poverty Schools   31%                          PHYSICAL SCIENCE:                           High Poverty Schools  56%                           Low Poverty Schools   44%                          BIOLOGICAL/LIFE SCIENCES:                           High Poverty Schools  58%                           Low Poverty Schools   37%                          ESL/BILINGUAL EDUCATION:                           High Poverty Schools  56%                           Low Poverty Schools   60%                          FOREIGN LANGUAGE:                           High Poverty Schools  61%                           Low Poverty Schools   49%  NOTE: High Poverty Schools are defined as schools where more than 40% of the students receive a free or reduced -price lunch. Low Poverty Schools are defined as schools where 5% or less of the students receive a free or red uced-price lunch.  SOURCE: NCES, America's Teachers: Profile of a Profession, 1993-94 (1997)
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