Civil Rights Groups Asking for More Than Teach for America in Thier Schools
There are so many great articles and posts coming into my inbox this week that I can hardly keep up!
Here’s another must-read from Anthony Cody of Living in Dialogue.
Below is an excerpt from his post Civil Rights Groups Press for Truly Quality Teachers:
As Congress wrestles with the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), they have a chance to address the issue of teacher quality once again. The Coalition for Teaching Quality — 82 organizations representing civil rights, parent, community, disability, and education advocates — have come together to demand that Congress re-commit to the objective that all children should have a well-prepared teacher.
No Child Left Behind brought us a Federal mandate for “Highly Qualified Teachers” for all students. But after that