Critics say the program is unfair not only to the novice teachers, but also to the poor and minority children who end up in their charge.

The research shows that such novice teachers have very high attrition rates in inner-city schools.

Is it possible to predict whether a novice teacher will someday be great or merely average?

The board hired more than 400 novice teachers through the program this year, and expects to hire an additional 2,000 for the 2001-02 school year.

Principals have to guide novice teachers and help parents navigate the mysteries of adolescence.

The researchers watched as she dealt with a group of novice teachers.

This article, part of a series that began on Sept. 28, follows one novice teacher.

Others check the plans only of novice teachers.

The novice teachers will follow in the footsteps of about 350 teaching fellows who started in September.

This article is part of a series, which started on Sept. 28, that will follow one novice teacher.