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1 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) First-year teachers are often observed and evaluated in their classrooms by administrators and/or more experienced teachers. |
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2 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Educational reformers advocate a staff development day each semester that concentrates on a single topic. |
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3 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Professional development opportunities are plentiful but are limited to the summer months when teachers are not in the classroom. |
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4 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Currently in the U.S. there is a shortage of teachers, especially in certain fields, such as special education, bilingual education, and math. |
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5 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Merit pay plans attempt to make teaching more accountable by linking teacher education (measured by postgraduate credit hours) to higher pay. |
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6 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Margaret Haley became known as the "Lady Labor Slugger" for her courageous stand against the corrupt teachers' unions of Chicago, winning a class action suit on behalf of teachers whose dues had lined the pockets of the union leaders. |
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7 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Today, teaching is one of the most organized occupations in the nation, with about nine out of ten teachers belonging to either the NEA or AFT. |
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8 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) The AFT gained national attention through a strike in New York City in 1961. |
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9 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Historically, the NEA has had the image of a streetwise, scrappy union. |
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10 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) From 1940 to 2000, the overall high school graduation rate more than doubled. |
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