1.   And high schools with large populations of low-income students were less likely to have certified teachers than schools with fewer low-income students, Treisman concluded.

2.   For example, Levy has started a fast-track program for certifying teachers, introduced new performance standards for superintendents and begun whittling the central board bureaucracy.

3.   It is one of several organizations that certify Pilates teachers.

4.   Opponents say that the schools are failing because the board has not provided them with enough money or certified teachers.

5.   Public school teachers are certified by states and localities.

6.   School officials are dropping French classes because they cannot find a teacher certified in the subject.

7.   Teachers must be certified by the state.

8.   The study also shows that the most affluent schools are more likely to have properly certified teachers.

9.   We have provided money for national board certified teachers.