Obama's Efforts to Improve Teachers' Training Stir Old Debates.

The article discusses teacher quality provisions in the U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization. How teacher quality in the U.S. No Child Left Behind law, which was enacted during U.S. President George W. Bush's administration, differs from what the U.S. President Barack Obama administration hopes to accomplish is explored. The Teacher Quality Partnership at Arizona State University is discussed.