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Information from the U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education guidance, reports, and statements on scientifically based practice in general, and on scientifically based practices in reading, math, and other subjects/skills are included in the Monarch web strand on Scientifically Based Practice. http://www.monarchcenter.org/resources/sciencebasedpractices.html
Other Federal reports and requirements are covered here.
FEDERAL REGISTER DOCUMENTS - A directory of announcements, application notices, requests for comments, and other insertions in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Education. ED documents are obtained from the Federal Register database maintained by the Government Printing Office. This site includes current
announcements, an archive since late 1995, and a search engine.
http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/index.html
HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS, U.S. Department of Education - Links to full texts of regulations, guidance, and information on teacher quality and the "highly qualified teachers" provisions of NCLB.
http://www.ed.gov/searchResults.jhtml?qt=-ed.status%3Aarchived+Guidance+on+Highly+Qualified+Teachers&rq=0&col=site+misc&st=21&lk=1&nh=10&rf=0&dt=an&
MEETING THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS CHALLENGE: THE SECRETARY'S SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON TEACHER QUALITY. (July 2003). U.S. Department of Education -- A report on the States' progress in raising academic standards for teachers and lowering barriers that keep many talented people out of the teaching profession. A special focus is placed on efforts to improve teacher preparation programs. Appendix B contains an overview of NCLB, Section 9101(23): Highly Qualified Teachers. Full text.
http://www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/teachprep/2003title-ii-report.pdf
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND: A DESKTOP REFERENCE. (September 2002). U.S. Department of Education -- Outlines what is new under NCLB for each program supported under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Also describes how NCLB's four guiding principles (accountability, flexibility and local control, parental choice, and what works) are brought to bear on many of these programs. Full text.
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbreference/reference.pdf
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. (March 20, 2003). Presentation by Stephanie Lee, Director, Office of Special Education Programs, OSERS, U.S. Department of Education - Forty-five PowerPoints outlining the relationship of No Child Left Behind and IDEA may be downloaded. Scroll to "PowerPoint Presentation.
http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/nclb/index.html
PROGRAMS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED AND FUNDED BY CONGRESS - Information about each program administered by the U.S. Department of Education, alphabetically and by other sorting.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/landing.jhtml
PROVEN METHODS: GOOD TEACHERS - The U.S. Department of Education's source of various reports, presentations, program descriptions, and other information on "highly qualified teachers" and the paraprofessional requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/methods/teachers/edpicks.jhtml?src=az
SECOND REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE DEMONSTRATION DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM. (July 2003). U.S. Department of Education -- This program was authorized in the 1998 Higher Education Act Amendments to determine the statutory and regulatory requirements that should be altered to provide greater access to distance education delivery in higher education. The legislation authorized the Secretary to waive specified requirements for a limited number of participants. This report provides details on the program and the status of participating institutions.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/disted/secondreport.pdf
STANDARDS, ASSESSMENTS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY - Links to full texts of regulations, guidance, information on standards and assessments, and information on NCLB's Title I: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged.
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/saa.html
TEACHER QUALITY: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. (September 2003). U.S.
Department of Education - Reviews (a) NCLB's requirements for teacher quality;
(b) how States and districts are held accountable for improving teacher quality;
(c) how parents can find out about the quality of their child's teachers; (d) NCLB's requirements concerning paraprofessionals; and other topics. Full text.
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/methods/teachers/teachers-faq.html
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS - Reauthorized under NCLB, this program provides expanded academic enrichment opportunities for children who attend low-performing schools. The site provides links to legislation, guidance, other documents, and resources concerning the program.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/index.html
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON PREPARING TOMORROW'S TEACHERS. (March 5, 2002). Full texts of 12 presentations by professors, practicing teachers, a district superintendent, and representatives of the National Council on Teacher Quality, American Federation of Teachers, and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Of particular interest - "Research on Teacher Preparation and Professional Development" by Grover J. Whitehurst (now director of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences).
http://www.ed.gov/admins/tchrqual/learn/preparingteachersconference/index.html?exp=0
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