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1 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Initial Thoughts on the Reauthorization of the No ChildLeftBehind Act1 The NoChildLeft Behind Act (NCLB) and subsequent legislative directives offer a narrow view of highly qualified teacher that tend to diminish many of the factors that research and practice indicate are critical to effective instruction and learning. We contend that the mandate falls short in providing quality teaching to students most in need, and that greater attention to a more comprehensive view of quality teaching is in order. In our view, the blueprint for this directive is, for the most part, already established in the work of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). This landmark effort has shown that it is possible for teaching professionals along with research experts andpolicymakers to come to consensus on a set of national teaching standards that are effective in advancing student achievement. The teacher quality provisions under NCLB require educators in core academic areas to be licensed by the state, hold a bachelorsdegree, and demonstrate competence in their subject teaching area. The details regarding these provisions are given to states to spell out through High Objective Uniform State Standards of Evaluation (HOUSSE) regulations. The sanctions imposed on states and districts for failing to meet Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) for students and student subgroups are arguably stronger than those imposed on those states and districts that have not met highly qualified teacher provisions in the specified time. Therefore, it is not surprising that there appears to be less attention generally to how the highly qualified teacher provisions are being accommodated than there is to the academic achievement of students as measured by test scores. There is wide variation among states on what constitutes "ahighlyqualified teacher"with no states presenting requirements that can ...

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