The Education Dept. designs a survey that will follow and record the experiences of a sample of new school teachers.

According to an Aug. 18 Federal Register notice, the New Teacher Longitudinal Survey will follow a sample of public school teachers who were in their first year of teaching in 2007-08. These teachers were first interviewed as part of the 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and were also part of the 2008-09 Teacher Follow-up Survey.

They will be contacted again in 2010 as part of a second follow-up. Following this small subset of the SASS sample for at least a decade will provide much needed data on teachers' careers, attrition, and mobility.

Public Comment Deadline: Oct. 19.

In seeking comments, DoEd specifically requests comments on: (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents.

Info: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-19769.htm, Education Dept., 400 Maryland Ave., SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or Fax: 202/401-0920