< Back to NCLB Overview New WestEd Policy Perspectives: Finding the Teachers We Need Under No Child Left Behind Act, states must ensure that every public school classroom is staffed by a highly qualified teacher. Based on the recently published, A Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom? Appraising Old Answers and New Ideas, this Policy Perspectives paper lays out new approaches for ensuring high-quality teacher preparation while offering a candid assessment of the obstacles that may impede implementation of such approaches. For more information on this WestEd Policy Perspectives, click on the URL link below. SchoolsMovingUp's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) site provides specific resources, services, and tools on key NCLB topics, including select Department of Education guidance, regulations, legislation, and announcements. For easy reference, resources are organized by major NCLB topics. For related information on highly qualified teachers, go to SchoolsMovingUp's NCLB/Highly Qualified Teachers page. URL: http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/770 Related Resource(s): Target Time Toward Teachers What New Teachers Need to Learn		NCLB Overview »  Adequate Yearly Progress »  Assessment & Accountability »  Charter Schools »  Choice/Transfer »  English Language Learners »  Enhancing Education Through Technology »  Highly Qualified Teachers »  IDEA and NCLB »  Paraprofessionals »  Parent Involvement »  Professional Development »  Reading/Literacy »  Rural Schools and Districts »  Safe Schools »  School/District Interventions »  Scientifically Based Research »  Supplemental Services