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Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Public Schools

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A Highly Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom

  • Beginning with the first day of 2002-2003 school year, new teachers hired to teach in Title I-supported programs must be “highly qualified”
  • State must have a plan for achieving annual increases in the percentage of highly qualified teachers, to ensure that all teachers of core academic subjects are highly qualified by 2005-2006