NCLB Effect On Teacher Quality
NCLB was not set in place just to make sure students meet proficiency, but also to encourage teachers to become more qualified and hope that they agree to working in different environments depending on need. States have developed a variety of incentives to do so. This includes tuition benefits, loan forgiveness programs, and housing assistance, to encourage individuals to enter the profession in general, better their qualifications, or to work in particular school settings. In Illinois, the NCLB required they stop the use of unqualified teachers and in place offered more training so that teachers could come back under NCLB guidelines. After this, employment of not-fully certified teachers was much less prevalent even in the highest poverty and minority schools, where not-fully certified teachers are most seen.
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