Beginning teachers now average $22,000; those with advanced degrees and seniority in some districts earn more than $60,000.

Established in 1998, the Center is devoted to the development, induction, and mentoring of beginning teachers.

A language experience approach for beginning teachers.

Forty-three states and the District of Columbia require beginning teachers to take the tests.

Mentors will assist beginning teachers in further developing those skills that research on teaching has demonstrated to be positively related to student achievement.

The study indicated that the average salary for beginning independent-school teachers just out of college ranged from $12,000 to $19,000.

A number of countries and states have put in place comprehensive systems of support to help beginning teachers during their first years in the profession.

Beginning teachers are usually paid 10 percent of the proceeds from their classes.

By far the most common concern of beginning teachers is discipline, followed by lesson plans, bureaucratic procedures and school politics.

What plans are being made to train all principals in the state since the stakes for beginning teachers are so high?