No Child Left Behind
Congress passed the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act as a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Signed into law by President Bush in January 2002, the NCLB Act has brought many significant changes to schools nationwide.
News
" 'Highly Qualified' Teacher Ruling Upheld"
A California federal court ruled that alternatively certified teachers entering California public schools and working towards their full certification could be considered "highly qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Parents argued that teachers coming into the schools through alternative preparation programs did not meet the state's "full or most complete level of certification" and therefore were not highly qualified. Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton concluded that Congress awarded Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings the autonomy to define "full or most complete certification" and that her inclusion of alternatively certified teachers did not violate the terms of NCLB.
Webcasts
Innovative Ideas and Practical Suggestions for Improving the State Highly Qualified Teacher Plans
On Thursday, September 7, 2006, the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality and the U.S. Department of Education hosted a live, interactive webcast to help states improve their state plans for highly qualified teachers in every classroom.
Online Resources
NCLB Highly Qualified Teacher and Paraprofessional Database
This database contains research on state Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) definitions; High, Objective, Uniform State Standards of Evaluation (HOUSSE) options; Title I paraprofessional requirements, and much more.
No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Database
To better inform the national debate on NCLB reauthorization, ECS collected and analyzed recommendations and created a one-stop source that allows you to easily find out who's saying what about revising the law.
Teacher Quality: The Latest News & Notes
The latest teacher quality news and announcements from the U.S. Department of Education and national organizations.
Highly Qualified Teachers in the United States: Where Are We Now?
The U.S. Department of Education released the 2006–07 highly qualified teacher data in May. Read the TQ Center's summary of the data and their implications. (
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