Table 3.7. Requirements for participation in state-funded induction programs and mentoring programs for beginning teachers, whether standards exist for mentors, and reduced-workload policies for first-year teachers, by state: 2007

Table 3.7. Requirements for participation in state-funded induction programs and mentoring programs for beginning teachers, whether standards exist for mentors, and reduced-workload policies for first-year teachers, by state: 2007–08

State	All new teachers are required to participate in a state-funded induction program	All new teachers are required to participate in a state-funded mentoring program	State has standards for selecting, training, and/or matching mentors	State has a reduced-workload policy for first-year teachers

United States ¹	22	25	20	2

Alabama	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Alaska	No	No	No	No
Arizona	No	No	No	No
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
California	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Colorado	No	No	No	No
Connecticut	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Delaware	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
District of Columbia	No	No	No	No
Florida	No	No	No	No

Georgia	No	No	No	No
Hawaii	No	No	No	No
Idaho	No	No	No	No
Illinois	No	No	No	No
Indiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Iowa	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Kansas	No	No	No	No
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Maine	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Maryland	No	No	No	No
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Michigan	Yes	Yes	No	No
Minnesota	No	No	No	No
Mississippi	No	No	No	No

Missouri	No	Yes	No	No
Montana	No	No	No	No
Nebraska	No	No	No	No
Nevada	No	No	No	No
New Hampshire	No	No	No	No

New Jersey	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	No	No
New York	No	Yes	No	No
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Dakota	No	No	No	No

Ohio	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Oregon	No	No	No	No
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	No	No
Rhode Island	No	No	No	No

South Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
South Dakota	No	No	No	No
Tennessee	No	No	No	No
Texas	No	No	No	No
Utah	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Vermont	No	No	No	No
Virginia	No	Yes	Yes	No
Washington	No	No	No	No
West Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Wyoming	No	No	No	No
¹ National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for each column. SOURCE: Quality Counts 2008: Tapping into Teaching, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2008. Data Source

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