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Berry, Barnett; Hoke, Mandy; Hirsch, Eric – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
At the same time that NCLB has given states a mandate to staff their classrooms with "highly qualified teachers," the federal government is pushing a dangerously narrow definition of the knowledge and skills that today's teachers need. Over the last decade, policy makers and business leaders have come to realize what parents have always…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Methods, Elementary Secondary Education