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Guskey, Thomas R. – Journal of Staff Development, 2003
The No Child Left Behind Act's requirements for scientifically based research and new accountability standards will affect how professional development leaders do their work. Meeting the new requirements means leaders must more carefully evaluate new programs of professional learning and assess the results. Evaluation must become a given, not an…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Faculty Development, Teacher Improvement, Educational Legislation
Meeting the "Highly Qualified Teacher" Challenge
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Darling-Hammond, Linda; Sykes, Gary – Teacher Education and Practice, 2003
In this article we address the "highly qualified teacher" provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. We argue that the provisions' intent is important and achievable, and we outline critical research on the issue of which teacher qualifications matter for student learning. Three questions frame the discussion: Does…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Certification