1. States Requiring an Academic Major for High School Teachers National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), 1991. The NASDTEC Manual, 1991. Sacramento, California: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, 1991: Table C-10 National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), 2001. The NASDTEC Mantual, 2001. Dubuque, Iowa: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, 2001: Table B-10.

2. States Mandating Content Requirements for Elementary School Teachers National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), 1991. The NASDTEC Manual, 1991. Sacramento, California: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, 1991: Table C-10 National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), 2001. The NASDTEC Mantual, 2001. Dubuque, Iowa: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, 2001: Table B-10.

3. Slow response time… Total48.8% Percentage of high school teachers with an academic major, 2002: New teachers (3 or fewer years) 58.1% 4-9 years 53.1% 10-1946.7% 20-more43.5% NCES, Condition of Education (2002), Table 32.2, http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2002/section4/tables/t32_3.asp

4. How to Build a HOUSSE

5. Are States Making the Grade?

6. Piling on the Points How some states are measuring content proficiency (legend in notes) How some states are measuring content proficiency (legend in notes)