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ESEA wording change will help rural schools
- 08-27-2010
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Blog by Mary Schulken/Education Week
The Education Department's point person for rural schools told teachers at a small, rural Arkansas high school Thursday that the administration will push to make federal education law more flexible for small, rural schools, particularly those where teachers have multiple roles. One example: The Education Department is seeking a change in key wording in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act from requiring "highly qualified" teachers to requiring "highly effective" teachers, John White, deputy secretary for rural outreach, told the Rural Education blog. "That way, when you've got a science teacher in a rural school who also teaches math and another subject as well, and does so effectively, and at a high level of mastery, he or she can continue doing those duties without the school being penalized," White said. (more…)
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