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• NCLB requires all teachers to be highly <br />qualified in the content area in which they <br />are assigned to teach <br />• Problematic because teachers must either <br />attain certification in multiple subject areas or <br />receive alternative credit for additional <br />subject areas <br />• Particularly affects special education <br />teachers since they teach multiple subjects <br />• Requiring North Carolina teachers to <br />increase their credit hours from 18 to 24 in <br />one content area in order to gain highly <br />qualified status may be a costly mandate that <br />will exacerbate North Carolina's teacher <br />shortage <br />• Staff development of teachers and <br />paraprofessionals will become a focal point <br />for meeting AYP goals <br />• School administrators will devote <br />considerable attention and resources toward <br />staff development issues <br />a 4 <br />12 <br />