Policy Center

Policy HomeWestEd HomeContact Us

Cover graphic: Finding the Teachers We Need
Finding the Teachers We Need


Author: Frederick M. Hess, Andrew J. Rotherham, Kate Walsh


The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act brings new urgency to the debate over teacher recruitment, preparation, and induction. Under NCLB, states must ensure that every public school classroom is staffed by a highly qualified teacher. Based on the recently published, A Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom? Appraising Old Answers and New Ideas (Harvard Education Press), this Policy Perspectives paper lays out new approaches for ensuring high-quality teacher preparation while offering a candid assessment of the obstacles that may impede implementation of such approaches.

For more on Policy Perspectives, including submitting a paper on a topic not previously addressed or presenting a different viewpoint to a paper already published, please visit Policy Perspectives.

A single hard copy of this publication is available free of charge. View online or to receive via mail, click ADD TO CART on this page.

Audience: Teachers, Teacher Educators, Policymakers, Researchers, Administrators

Product Information

Format: Print
Publisher: WestEd
Copyright: 2005
Order #: PP-05-01
Pages: 12


About the Center Our Publications Policy Perspectives Helpful Links Hot Topics