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The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act contains several provisions related to teaching quality. These requirements are challenging states to examine their teacher certification processes, ensure teachers have mastery of their content areas, create high standards for paraprofessionals, develop mechanisms for tracking and disclosing information on teacher qualifications, and promote ongoing professional development for teachers. There are also provisions that are encouraging states and school districts to reform their teacher certification processes and invest in teacher recruitment.

The link(s) above show what is currently available on this section of the NCLB Issue Site.


 

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HIGHLIGHTS
•Assistance Revising State Plans to Meet the HQT Goal of NCLB
The HQT tool assists states in the revision process by streamlining access to the nine accepted state plans and providing reviewer comments.

•NCLB Highly Qualified Teachers and Paraprofessionals
This information in the database covers state HQT requirements, HOUSSER options and Title I paraprofessional requirements.

•The Secretary's Third Annual Report on Teacher Quality
This is the third report to Congress on the state of teacher quality nationwide.

•Secretary's Letter to Chief State School Officers Outlining New Flexibility for Teachers
Letter from Secretary Rod Paige outlining the new flexibility for states and districts in meeting NCLB's highly qualified teacher provisions.

•Telling the Whole Truth (or Not) About Highly Qualified Teachers: New State Data
In response to a federal requirement that every state provide figures on September 1, 2003, regarding the number of highly qualified teachers in their jurisdiction, states gave varying reactions, say the authors of this report



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