Given an approximate 50 percent reduction in demand for new teachers, why then do presumably well-informed students continue to enter teacher certification programs and what are the implications of this phenomenon for colleges and teacher educators? (Author/RK)

One hundred twenty-five Chicago (Illinois) area elementary and secondary school teachers were surveyed through responses to a 44-item questionnaire to determine the extent of their knowledge of school law. Many of the questions were based on Illinois school law, and the findings are qualified by local school district practice and the…