Three states "high risk" for NCLB teacher plans.

Three states "high risk" for NCLB teacher plans. The U.S. Department of Education has labeled Utah, Missouri Missouri, state, United StatesMissouri(mĭzr`ē, –ə), one of the midwestern states of the United States. andHawaii education agencies as "high risk" due to inadequate"highly qualified teacher" plans under No Child Left Behind. The federal agency says it found "substantialdeficiencies" and instructed revising the state agencies to revisethem, or face consequences to be determined, says Chad Chad(chăd, chäd), Fr. Tchad, officially Republic of Chad, republic (2005 est. pop. 9,826,000), 495,752 sq mi (1,284,000 sq km), N central Africa. Colby, departmentspokesman. It mandated last year that all states detail how they would ensureteachers of core subjects were highly qualified and that poor andminority children were given the same teaching quality. Peer reviewersscored the plans against six criteria, including how to help teachers"quickly attain" high-quality status. Utah, Missouri, Hawaii and Wisconsin Wisconsin, state, United StatesWisconsin(wĭskŏn`sən, –sĭn), upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is divided by the Menominee , initially did not meetrequirements, but the department subsequently approved revisions thatWisconsin made. "We think we have a plan that will meet theirrequirements," adds Larry Shumway, director of educator qualityservices in the Utah State Office of Education. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education wasnotified that the data portion has been approved, says spokesman JimMorris James "Jimmy" Samuel Morris (b. January 19, 1964 in Brownwood, Texas) had a brief Major League Baseball career, but his story is considered by some to be one of the most inspirational in baseball history.He spent most of his childhood moving to different cities. . Meanwhile, Jefferds Huyck, a 22-year teacher in Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, city, United StatesSanta Cruz(săn`tə krz), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. , Calif.,left a charter school after state education officials determined he wasnot "highly qualified" under NCLB NCLB No Child Left Behind (US education initiative). Rather than enter acertification program designed for beginners, he moved to a privateschool.