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From the
Christian Science Monitor

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Reports and Legislation Focus on
Teacher Quality

The teacher quality
provisions found within
the No Child Left Behind Act are having a significant
impact on other education policy and legislation,
 including reauthorization
of the Higher Education Act. (From ASCD)

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