Highly Qualified Teachers

Reject “Highly Qualified Effective Teacher” mandate

Proposed changes to NCLB would add on top of the current “highly qualified” requirements a new “highly qualified effective teacher” requirement based on students’ standardized test scores and a principal’s evaluation.

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• Testimony to Aspen Institute's Commission on No Child Left Behind - Statement of California Teachers Association: Testimony by Pixie Hayward-Schickele, April 11, 2006
  
• The Path to Being a 'Highly Qualified' Teacher—According to the 'No Child Left Behind' Law - a report and chart by the National Education Association
  
• NCLB Teacher Requirements Resource Guide
  
• Frequently Asked Questions about the ESEA Highly Qualified Teacher