Our Children Can’t Wait for A Quality Education: Place a Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom!

(Released November 4, 2005) November Research confirms common sense: a qualified teacher improves student achievement. Instead of providing a qualified teacher in every classroom, schools in New York State are moving backward. Budget cuts are forcing districts to lay off qualified teachers, leaving students in the lurch. New York State’s ability to guarantee a qualified teacher, certified in his or her subject area, in every classroom will become even more difficult in the years just ahead....