October 17, 2006
On October 17, 2006, CEP convened 22 organizations to discuss possible changes to the NCLB requirement to equitably distribute qualified, experienced teachers among high-need and lower-need schools. For more information on this meeting, click below on the meeting summary and the participating organizations' proposed improvements for NCLB reauthorization.
Meeting Summary MS Word| PDF
Author: Jennifer McMurrer
Date of Publication: January 2007
Roundtable Participants' Proposed Improvements
American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence PDF
American Federation of Teachers PDF
Association of Teacher Educators PDF
Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College PDF
Center for American Progress PDF
Center for Teaching Quality with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and Sharon Robinson PDF
Center on Reinventing Public Education PDF
Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights PDF
The Education Trust PDF
National Association of Elementary School Principals PDF
National Association of Secondary School Principals PDF
National Association of State Boards of Education PDF
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards PDF
National Commission on Teaching and America's Future PDF
National Council for the Social Studies PDF
National Council on Teacher Quality PDF
National Education Association PDF
National School Boards Association PDF
New Teacher Center at UC Santa Cruz PDF
Teach for America PDF
November 29, 2006
On November 29, 2006, CEP convened representatives from 23 organizations to discuss possible changes to the NCLB definition of a highly qualified teacher. For more information on this meeting, click below on the meeting summary and the participating organizations' proposed improvements for NCLB reauthorization.
Meeting Summary MS Word | PDF
Author: Jennifer McMurrer
Date of Publication: January 2007
Roundtable Participants' Proposed Improvements
American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education PDF
American Association of School Personnel Administrators PDF
American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence PDF
American Federation of Teachers PDF
Association of Teacher Educators PDF
Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College PDF
Center for American Progress PDF
Center for Teaching Quality PDF
Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights PDF
The Education Trust PDF
National Association of Elementary School Principals PDF
National Association of Secondary School Principals PDF
National Association of State Boards of Education PDF
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards PDF
National Commission on Teaching and America's Future PDF
National Council for the Social Studies PDF
National Council on Teacher Quality PDF
National Education Association PDF
National Middle School Association PDF
National School Boards Association PDF
New Teacher Center at UC Santa Cruz PDF
Phi Delta Kappa International PDF
Teach for America PDF
As part of its comprehensive, multiyear study of state and local implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, the Center on Education Policy hosted two meetings last fall with leaders from nearly two dozen education organizations to address potential improvements to the teacher provisions of NCLB. The recommendations that received the broadest support during the two roundtable sessions are included in Principles for Reauthorizing the Teacher Provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act and the Higher Education Act, which is intended to offer policymakers a set of principles to consider as they undertake reauthorization efforts.
Report PDF
Media Advisory PDF | MS Word
Publication Date: February 2007