National Board Certified Teacher Marsha Ratzel shares the story of her daughter's career decision-making process, and in doing so, offers a compelling portrait of the challenges that plague STEM recruitment and the need for creative interventions.  

The "highly qualified teacher" provision of No Child Left Behind was intended to ensure effective teachers for every American classroon, but what is happening in practice is often far from this ideal. Renee Moore and Nancy Flanagan discuss the impact of these provisions on schools and the teaching profession.  

TLN Forum members Laura Reasoner Jones and Anthony Cody explain how they still see children falling between the cracks of the educational system more than six years after the passage of No Child Left Behind.