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Thirteen federal agencies run 87 programs that support elementary and secondary teacher training. Four of these agencies administer 12 programs that are designed exclusively to support teacher training. Other agencies administer programs that also support other activities or that allow teacher training that is not significant compared with other program activities. The Department of Education's programs account for about 87 percent of total funding. Among the ways the programs support training are paying for training-related materials, such as books and teaching strategies, and teachers' travel expenses for attending conferences. The majority of programs support training for teachers who already teach rather than people preparing to become teachers. Knowing whether programs are achieving desired results is not easy because of the number of agencies and programs and because a significant portion of the federal investment is made through programs that have objectives broader than only supporting teacher training. GAO plans to assess whether the programs are effectively configured to achieve national goals by reviewing agencies' performance plans and strategic plans under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.