No single state to have a highly qualified teacher in every core class this year as required by NCLB
Not a single state will have a highly qualified teacher in every core class this current school year as promised under the federal No Child Left Behind law.
The Department of Education on Friday ordered every state to explain how it will have 100 percent of its core teachers qualified -- belatedly -- in the 2006-07 school year.
In the meantime, some states face the loss of federal aid because they didn't make enough effort to comply on time, officials said. They are
The 4-year-old No Child Left Behind law says teachers must have a bachelor's degree, a state license and proven competency in every subject they teach by this year. The first federal order of its kind, it applies to teachers of math, history and any other core class.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/05/12/teacher.quality.ap/index.html
Published Monday, May. 15, 2006