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Feducrats in the schoolhouse. (Insider Report).
"It's a new era in education and we want you, as parents and community members, to be part of the transformation." So states the greeting at the "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) website of the U.S. Department of Education. What transformation do the benevolent federal educrats want us to be part of? The radical transformation under way with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Republican version of Bill and Hillary Clinton's womb-to-tomb Fed-Ed program. Throughout 2002, U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige has been traveling the country on an official "No Child Left Behind" tour, selling the benefits of the new federal-state-local education "partnership." Gone is any mention that the federal government has no constitutional authority to be involved in education matters. And Republicans who once demanded abolishing the Department of Education, a legacy of President Jimmy Carter and the ultra-left National Education Association, now applaud the centralization under a GOP regime.
The December 1, 2002 issue of The Achiever, a Department of Education newsletter, informs us that one of the aims of the NCLB legislation is to increase teacher quality. It says that "the Improving Teacher Quality State Grants program aims to increase student achievement by elevating teacher and principal quality through recruitment, hiring, and teaching strategies." The Achiever states:
"Under the law, each state ...
- Teacher quality, controversy, and NCLB.(No Child Left Behind)
- The Clearing House Porter-Magee, Kathleen September 1, 2004 700+ words
Key words: No Child Left Behind, student achievement, teacher quality ********** No Child Left Behind (NCLB)--the sweeping federal...importance of content knowledge or pedagogy to teacher quality, and the fight over federal influence...
- Through the looking glass how NCLB's promise requires facing some hard truths...
- The Clearing House Walsh, Kate September 1, 2004 700+ words
Key words: No Child Left Behind, teacher certification, teacher quality ********** Teaching is hard, no matter where...accurate, the new teacher quality requirements in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) have left many teachers feeling...
- NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND: The Politics of Teacher Quality.
- Magazine article from: Phi Delta Kappan Kaplan, Leslie S. Owings, William A. May 1, 2003 700+ words
...certification does not ensure teacher quality and that "highly qualified teachers...to professional entry. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law's definition...disagreement about what research on teacher quality says, but the experts from the...
- Kentucky fares poorly in teacher quality report.
- Newspaper article from: Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) July 3, 2007 700+ words
...state's policies that impact teacher quality gives Kentucky a D. The state...at the National Council on Teacher Quality call a blueprint for reform...areas examined -- whether No Child Left Behind teacher quality objectives are being met...
- Sorting out teacher quality: we care about many teacher qualities and have many...
- Magazine article from: Phi Delta Kappan Kennedy, Mary M. September 1, 2008 700+ words
...differences are due to "teacher quality." Another reason for our current interest in teacher quality is that recent No Child Left Behind requirements focus...think about indicators of "teacher quality." Yet another reason for...
- Creating strategies for improved teaching and learning: Iowa relies on...
- Magazine article from: T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) O'Connell, John Phye, Gary July 1, 2005 700+ words
...requirements of [the No Child Left Behind Act] and faced...challenge of improving teacher quality. To address this problem...compliance with No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB...requirements in the areas of teacher quality and the core subjects...
- The teacher educator's role in enhancing teacher quality.(Editorial)
- Magazine article from: Journal of Teacher Education Liston, Dan Borko, Hilda Whitcomb, Jennie March 1, 2008 700+ words
...movement thus far. DEFINING TEACHER QUALITY Defining teacher quality has been both problematic...of a system that supports teacher quality. Legislatively, the federal law, No Child Left Behind (2001) defines highly...
- State Boards of Education Association Issues "Guiding Principles" for Changes...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 25, 2007 700+ words
...modifications to the No Child Left Behind Act during the...core components of No Child Left Behind--standards...accountability, and teacher quality--are fundamental...long review of the No Child Left Behind Act which resulted...
