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National Education Association, 2015
First passed in 1965 to ensure that every individual has access to higher education, regardless of income, the Higher Education Act (HEA) governs the nation's student-aid programs, federal aid to colleges, and oversight of teacher preparation. This brief report discusses 4 National Education Association (NEA) priorities: (1) Make college more…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
US Senate, 2016
This is the seventh in a series of hearings to inform this committee's reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The focus of this hearing, teacher preparation, is profoundly important for all students, from the very youngest to adult students. Study after study shows that teacher quality is the decisive in-school factor in boosting student…
Descriptors: Hearings, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Effectiveness, Low Income Groups
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2013
This ninth report on teacher quality presents information states reported to the U.S. Department of Education (Department) in October 2011. Title II of the "Higher Education Act of 1965" (HEA), as amended in 2008 by the "Higher Education Opportunity Act" (HEOA), requires states to report annually on key elements of their…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers
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Barnes-Johnson, Joy M. – Journal of Negro Education, 2008
The inability of American colleges and universities to produce teachers for America's urban classrooms has reached epidemic proportions. This article seeks to describe the legal effects of policies and laws designed to create conditions for highly qualified teaching professionals. Issues germane to the topic of urban teacher preparation and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Urban Schools, Higher Education, Court Litigation
Smiles, Robin, Ed. – Education Sector, 2008
The second edition of the "ES Review" brings together, in one setting, abridged versions of research reports, outside articles and op-eds, book reviews, and other Education Sector publications. The 2007 edition features: (1) K-12 Accountability (Laboratories of Reform: Virtual High Schools and Innovation in Public Education (Bill…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Web Sites, Charter Schools, Teacher Effectiveness