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Abstract

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requires states to set standards that teachers must meet to be considered highly qualified. This study analyzed the progress that states, districts, and schools have made implementing the teacher qualification provisions of NCLB through the 2004–2005 school year. Researchers found that most teachers are highly qualified under the requirements of NCLB, but that teachers who are less qualified are more prevalent in traditionally disadvantaged schools. They also found that a large percentage of teachers were not notified of their NCLB qualification status. The study identifies issues that should be addressed to make NCLB’s teacher qualification provisions more effective.