Valerie Strauss WAPO: "A 'highly qualified' gift from Congress to Teach for America" UPDATED

[YvonneCa]

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/congress/a-highly-qualified-gift-from-c.html?wprss=answer-sheet


The office of Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who is chairman of the Senate’s education committee, sent this statement late today:

“There is broad, bipartisan agreement among members of Congress and the Obama administration that it is the intent of Congress for alternative-route teachers to be considered highly qualified, consistent with the regulation that has been in place for several years. Chairman Harkin strongly believes that teacher quality is essential to student success, and intends to address this issue as part of a comprehensive ESEA reauthorization. While that process is underway, the 9th Circuit’s decision – which reverses a previous court ruling in favor of the regulation – could cause significant disruptions in schools across the country and have a negative impact on students. Maintaining current practice is a temporary solution, and underscores the need to act quickly and reauthorize ESEA early in the next Congress.”

[YvonneCa]

1. This is in the CR the Senate is working on...

...right now.

[YvonneCa]

2. TFA to be 'highly qualified'? n/t