In accordance with Sec. 1119 of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Colorado defines "Highly Qualified" Teachers as teachers that are fully licensed and able to demonstrate subject matter competency in all core academic areas in which they are assigned.

The current report is a review of the initial year of the Colorado Reading Directorate (CRD), with an emphasis on the process utilized to review teacher preparation programs related to literacy.

The State Advisory Committee for Gifted and Talented Student Education (SAC) presents to the State Board of Education information from three SAC subcommittees: Gifted Education in Rural Settings, Accountability and Quality Teacher. The rural committee uplifted the strengths and challenges of gifted programming in Colorado's smallest districts. The accountability committee narrowed the focus for the 04-05 year to suggestions for measuring gifted student...

As the body of research on the importance of teacher quality grows, increased scrutiny is generally being placed on the educator pipeline and, more specifically, on teacher preparation programs. As a result, there is a push to link in-service teachers to their preparation programs and examine program outcomes that include, but are not limited to, the demographic characteristics of the teaching force produced, where and with which students these teachers...