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- Education Commission of the States
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- Online Teacher Quality Data Base
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- Under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, the "high objective uniform state standard of evaluation" (HOUSSE) is a key component to the highly qualified teacher definition. Essentially, it can be used to assess an existing teacher's subject-matter competency as an alternative to an examination, major, major equivalency, graduate degree or advanced certification in the core content area taught.
The information in this database references each state’s interpretation and progress toward creating this critical evaluation tool.
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- "Necessary and Insufficient: Resisting a Full Measure of Teacher Quality"
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- The National Council on Teacher Quality has published this discussion of a teacher’s knowledge of subject matter as a necessary but insufficient condition for effective teaching is required reading. (PDF format)
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- "The Real Value of Teachers: If Good Teachers Matter Why Don't We Act Like It"
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- Thinking K-16, a publication of the Education Trust (Winter, 2004, Vol. 8 Issue 1). This Education Trust report discusses how value-added data can be used to help measure the effectiveness of teacher preparation and professional development programs, as well as ensure that low-income and minority children get the teachers they need to succeed. (PDF format)
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- "Teacher Quality and Improvement" e-newsletter
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- The Council of Chief State School Officers produces the “Teacher Quality and Improvement” e-newsletter, a biweekly publication that focuses on efforts to strengthen teacher quality and school leadership, particularly in high-poverty, low-performing schools.
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- Education Policy Information Clearinghouse
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- The mission of The Education Policy and Leadership Center is to encourage and support the use of more effective state-level education policies to improve student learning in grades K-12, increase the effective operation of schools, and enhance educational opportunities for citizens of all ages.
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- Educational Research Service
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- The mission of the Educational Research Service is to improve the education of children and youth by providing educators and the public with timely and reliable research and information.
- E-Rate Archived Information
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- The E-Rate is the discount that schools and libraries will receive for the acquisition of telecommunication services. Eligible schools and libraries can receive discounts of 20-90 percent on telecommunication services, Internet access and internal connections necessary for deploying technology into the classroom.
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- Illinois Education Research Council
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- The Illinois Education Research Council was established in 2000 at Southern Illinois University to provide Illinois with education research to support P-16 education policy making and program development. The IERC undertakes independent research and policy analysis, often in collaboration with other researchers, that informs and strengthens Illinois’ commitment to providing a seamless system of educational opportunities for its citizens. Through publications, presentations, participation on committees and an annual research symposium, the IERC brings objective and reliable evidence to the work of state policy makers and practitioners, including the Joint Education Committee, a state-level entity composed of the executive officers and designated board members of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Board of Higher Education, and the Illinois Workforce Investment Board.
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- Illinois Students First
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- Students First Illinois is a non-partisan, statewide, grassroots coalition of private individuals and community organizations banding together to help put Illinois' 2.2 million children first.
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- Illinois State University Teacher Certificate Renewal
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- MDRC Building Knowledge to Improve Social Policy
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- MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization. We are dedicated to learning what works to improve the well-being of low-income people.
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- Middle Level Educational Research
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- The purpose of the MLER-SIG is: to improve, promote, and disseminate educational research reflecting early adolescence and middle level education.
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- National Study of School Evaluation
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- The mission of the National Study of School Evaluation is to provide educational leaders with state-of-the-art resources, tools, and support services to enhance and promote student growth and school improvement through accreditation.
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- North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
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- The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Learning Point Associates. As a member of the Regional Educational Laboratory Network is dedicated to providing high-quality, research-based resources to educators and policymakers in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
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- National Center for Educational Statistics
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- The purpose of the National Center for Education Statistics' website is to provide clear, complete information about NCES' mission and activities, and to serve the research, education and other interested communities.
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- Rural Education and Youth Issues
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- University of Illinois at Chicago Studies in Moral Development and Education
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Council on Teacher Education
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- University of Virginia Curry School of Education Intervention Techniques
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