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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1996
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Memorandum on Promoting Excellence and Accountability in Teaching,
September 12, 1996
Memorandum for the Secretary of Education
Subject: Promoting Excellence and Accountability in Teaching
Every child needs—and deserves—dedicated, outstanding teachers, who know their subject matter, are effectively trained, and know how to teach to high standards and to make learning come alive for students.
In order to make sure every child has the teachers he or she deserves, as a Nation we must: • Recruit and retain the most talented people into teaching; • Require tougher licensing and certification standards for teachers, invest in high-quality preparation and ongoing training to help teachers meet these standards, and increase dramatically the number of teachers who meet the demanding standards set by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; • Remove incompetent teachers quickly, fairly, and at less cost than at present and for those teachers who need such assistance, try to restore their enthusiasm or counsel them out of the profession; and • Create systems for identifying and rewarding good teachers for achieving outstanding levels of knowledge and skills, especially as reflected in National Board Standards or other standards of quality adopted by States or local school districts. I hereby direct you to assist States and local communities in meeting these challenges by:
(1) Notifying State and local education officials within 90 days of the date of this memorandum of the Federal resources available to address these challenges; and
(2) Identifying and disseminating within 6 months promising State and local practices responding to each of these challenges.
Please report annually to me on how States and local communities are responding to these challenges.
William J. Clinton
Contents:
Chicago: William J. Clinton, "Memorandum on Promoting Excellence and Accountability in Teaching, September 12, 1996," Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1996 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, September 13, 1996 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996), 32:2543 Original Sources, accessed October 7, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBFTUPFRZNEL282.
MLA: Clinton, William J. "Memorandum on Promoting Excellence and Accountability in Teaching, September 12, 1996." Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1996, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, September 13, 1996 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996), 32:2543, Original Sources. 7 Oct. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBFTUPFRZNEL282.
Harvard: Clinton, WJ, 'Memorandum on Promoting Excellence and Accountability in Teaching, September 12, 1996' in Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1996. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, September 13, 1996 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996), 32:2543. Original Sources, retrieved 7 October 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBFTUPFRZNEL282.
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