The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires that schools employ staff, including teachers and teachers assistants, who are “highly qualified” as defined by the law. In Mississippi, our state department of education has defined “highly qualified” as having the appropriate license to teach whatever subject a teacher is currently teaching.
Educators cannot improve schools alone. For more information on No Child Left Behind in MS, Federal Programs and Title 1 check the web at http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ and the George County website at http://www.gcsd.us/.