NCLB Research Reports

American Institute for Research
Meeting NCLB Goals for Highly Qualified Teachers: Estimates by State from Survey Data
December 2004
"This article presents results of survey data showing teacher qualifications for their assignments that are comparable from state-to-state as well as date trends over time. The analysis is intended to help state leaders, educators, and others obtain a picture of highly qualified teachers in their state, and to be able to compare their state statristics with states across the nation. Since states have some flexibility in meetin ghte standard for highly qualified teachers outlined by NCLB, the analysis presented in this paper from a national survery may be useful as a common benchmark for use by states as they develop their own state-specific definitions as measures."