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Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
This article presents speeches describing John McCain's position on education posted on the McCain campaign's official web site, www.johnmccain.com. These include McCain's speech to LaRaza convention, July 14; McCain's speech to the NAACP, July 16; McCain's speech at the Greater Columbus (Ohio) Convention Center, May 15; and McCain's speech at…
Descriptors: School Choice, Educational Change, Scholarships, Alternative Teacher Certification
Christie, Kathy – Phi Delta Kappan, 2003
Discusses Utah's competency-based education bill (S.B. 154). Includes graduation requirements, role of local boards, task force charge, alternative teacher certification, state education summit, state board of education role in the bill's implementation. (PKP)
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Board of Education Role, Collective Bargaining, Competency Based Education
Berry, Barnett; Hoke, Mandy; Hirsch, Eric – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
At the same time that NCLB has given states a mandate to staff their classrooms with "highly qualified teachers," the federal government is pushing a dangerously narrow definition of the knowledge and skills that today's teachers need. Over the last decade, policy makers and business leaders have come to realize what parents have always…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Methods, Elementary Secondary Education