Music Advocacy Facts

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Between 1993-94, 20 percent of new teachers in Texas lacked certification in their field. This is one of the highest rates in the nation.

From: National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, Doing What Matters Most: Investing in Teaching, Appendix B, Table 1 (New York: Teachers College, 1996), www.nctaf.org. Source cited in No Dream Denied: A Pledge to America's Children.

Available here: National Commission On Teaching and America's Future

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