Author: Tunara Moore
Spec. Ed. Advocates Wary of Relaxing Testing Rules
From: Education WeekAs Congress wrestles with reauthorizing the 5½-year-old No Child Left Behind Act, some disability-rights advocates fear high standards for students with disabilities could be sacrificed as states seek more flexibility in the law. Some education groups, as well as lawmakers, have called for more choice in how states can administer the law’s accountability […]
Teacher Quality Lawsuit – Renee v. Spellings
From: the Texas Ed Equity BlogToday, a coalition of parents, students, community groups, and legal advocates sued the United States Department of Education and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings for violating the teacher quality provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. In the first lawsuit of its kind, the coalition argues that a […]
Teacher Quality Lawsuit Update
From: Education Week NCLB Act II BlogA quick update on the new teacher quality lawsuit: My colleague Vaishali Honawar has a story with more details here. Also, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education supports the lawsuit. “The federal government needs to close this loophole that allows unprepared and uncertified teachers to enter the […]
A Quality Teacher In Every Classroom
From: the Quick and the EdA California-based coalition of parents and community members is suing the USDOE for violating teacher quality provisions. Press release from Public Advocates, which is representing the coalition, provides details about the lawsuit, which is supported by AACTE. Meanwhile, UFT leader Randi Weingarten guest-blogs at length on Eduwonk about the teacher […]
East Bay students sue over teacher quality
From: the Contra Costa TimesStudents from the Hayward, Los Angeles and West Contra Costa school districts filed a federal lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Education over teacher quality rules. When Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, lawmakers specified that teachers needed full credentials and must teach in a subject […]
Lawsuit Attacks Alternative-Route ‘Loophole’ in NCLB Law
From: Education WeekA group of California parents, students, and community groups is suing the U.S. Department of Education for allowing alternative-route teachers who are not yet certified to be designated as “highly qualified” under the No Child Left Behind Act. Under the federal law, to be highly qualified, teachers must have full state certification or […]
Parents, students sue over teacher quality
From: the San Jose Mercury NewsParents and students from the Hayward, Los Angeles and West Contra Costa school districts filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Department of Education alleging that the department broke with laws meant to ensure a quality teacher in each classroom. When Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act […]
ED sued over teacher-quality rules
From: eschoolnewsA group of parents, students, and community organizations is suing the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and Education Secretary Margaret Spellings over the “highly qualified teacher” provision of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in San Francisco Aug. 21, could affect how schools hire and […]
Suit: Regulators hurt teacher quality
From: the LA Daily NewsParents and students from the Los Angeles, West Contra Costa and Hayward school districts filed a federal lawsuit this week against the U.S. Department of Education, alleging that the agency broke laws meant to ensure quality teachers in each classroom. When the No Child Left Behind act passed in 2001, lawmakers […]
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