This annual report on the state of the education professions focuses on the problem of educating students from low-income families in an attempt to sharpen understanding of the issues involved. Subjects for the chapters were chosen with respect to concern with these particular problems and because surveys had been conducted which bear on them…

The National Advisory Council on Education Professions Development was established by law to review federal programs for the training and development of education personnel and report its findings and recommendations to the President and to Congress. In 1975, the council held four meetings. The first resulted in 15 recommendations concerning…

The first annual assessment of the educational professions prepared by the U.S. Office of Education begins with a brief survey of the situation and continues with a detailed consideration under three main headings: 1) elementary and secondary education personnel, with chapters on supply and demand; the preparation, recruitment, retention, and…