The NCLB teacher-quality provisions are driven by research that documents the importance of teacher quality on student achievement and in closing achievement gaps. Indeed based on findings such as those indicating that (1) minority and low income students are disproportionately taught by under qualified school teachers; and (2) disadvantaged…

With No Child Left Behind's call for highly qualified teachers, the stakes for recruiting and retaining teachers have never been more important. Alabama, like other states, has struggled to develop policies and programs that effectively staff all classrooms with quality educators. The Center for Teaching Quality, with the support of SERVE, has…