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President Clinton is proposing to invest $21 million in FY 1998 to speed up efforts by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to develop standards and assessments and implement certification programs in more than 30 teaching fields. Funds also would enable more teachers to undergo the assessment process--an important step in identifying and rewarding master teachers. The President also is seeking a $50 million increase, to $360 million, for the Eisenhower Professional Development State Grant program, which supports intensive, sustained teacher training opportunities in all the core academic subjects. In addition, Goals 2000 funds can be used to strengthen standards and performance evaluation systems for teachers.

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