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	<REFERENCE_TYPE>31</REFERENCE_TYPE>
	<AUTHORS>
		<AUTHOR>Various</AUTHOR>
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	<YEAR>2000</YEAR>
	<TITLE>Teacher Assessment and Support in Alabama: Toward Higher Student Achievement</TITLE>
	<ABSTRACT>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;This report, prepared for the Alabama Teacher Quality Commission by the Center for Teachign Quality opens, &amp;quot;To develop a more rigorous teacher assessment and support system in Alabama, we call for the development of an expanded set of teacher standards and assessments that are used in redesigned teacher education and induction programs with a tighter focus on student achievement.&amp;quot; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Center for Teaching Quality (2000). Teacher assessment and support in alabama: Toward higher student achievement. [Prepared for the Alabama Teacher Quality Commission, Feb 8 2000)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</ABSTRACT>
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