Exactly what are the qualifications that teachers must have, according to NCLB?
The federal government has established criteria for the qualifications of teachers and paraprofessionals (teaching assistants) and set deadlines by which public schools must meet the requirements. There are many teacher qualifications depending on whether you are a new teacher, an elementary, middle, or secondary teacher, or if you are a paraprofessional in a Title 1 school. A good document to read is the Rural Schools and the Highly Qualified Teacher Provision of No Child Left Behind: A Critical Policy Analysis, 2009.
