“No Child” teacher training suit filed

 When Maribel Heredia’s son told her that his first-grade teacher was “going to college” and that there would be a substitute in the classroom two days a week, she started asking questions. Only then did she learn that the teacher the Hayward Unified School District labeled “highly qualified” was still a student herself. Calling the teacher highly qualified allows the district to meet the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind education law, which requires that all students be taught by skilled teachers in core subjects such as English and math. The district’s classification is legal. Heredia said she believes such classifications are misleading and allow districts to place unqualified teachers in classrooms. On Tuesday, August 21, she was among a group of parents and education advocates who sued the U.S. Department of Education over its interpretation of what makes a highly qualified teacher. Read more of this article from The Boston Globe.