Wanted: A National Teacher Supply Policy for Education: The Right Way To Meet the "Highly Qualified Teacher" Challenge

Discusses the need for a national teacher supply policy to meet the requirement of the No Child Left Behind Act that there be a highly qualified teacher in all classrooms. Programs for teacher supply should be modeled on medical manpower efforts. Describes some successful strategies. (SLD)

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Published in:Education policy analysis archives 2003-09, Vol.11 (33), p.33
Main Authors: Darling-Hammond, Linda, Sykes, Gary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Elementary Secondary Education
No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Program Development
Teacher Qualifications
Teacher Supply and Demand
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Summary:Discusses the need for a national teacher supply policy to meet the requirement of the No Child Left Behind Act that there be a highly qualified teacher in all classrooms. Programs for teacher supply should be modeled on medical manpower efforts. Describes some successful strategies. (SLD)
ISSN:1068-2341
1068-2341
DOI:10.14507/epaa.v11n33.2003