This new awards and recognition
program would establish the first such method for systematically
identifying institutions of higher education and other entities
that have successfully linked their programs for preparing teachers
to improved student achievement at the K-12 level. In response to
the current emphasis on heightened academic standards for
elementary and secondary students and the need for teachers to gain
the knowledge and skills necessary to teach to those standards,
this program would identify and highlight exemplary teacher
preparation programs that are particularly effective.....
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with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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the proposed collection of information, that the certification
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(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.