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THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2002

The Department of Education is calling for states to overhaul their teacher certification systems.

The department on Tuesday released its first annual report on the status of teacher quality and found that academic standards were generally low. In one cited instance, California only required a 10th grade skill level to teach.

Standards were particularly low for teachers in "high poverty" classrooms, the report stated. Teachers without certification were more likely to be in these classrooms than others.

Get the Story:
Education Dept. Says States Have Lax Standards for Teachers (The New York Times 6/13)
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Get the Report:
Meeting the Highly Qualified Teachers Challenge: The Secretary's Annual Report on Teacher Quality (June 2002)