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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 20 (UPI) -- The Illinois Board of Education has adopted new rules to give veteran teachers more latitude in showing competence in the subjects they teach.
The No Child Left Behind Act requires all teachers to be licensed and to be competent to teach in their subjects but leaves it up to the states to decide how to measure competence.
Illinois requires veterans to pass an examination in the subject matter or to earn 100 points. Under the regulations adopted by the state board on Thursday, those points can be earned without any additional study time, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Experienced teachers get 50 points for having two or more years experience. The remaining points can come from such things as travel related to the subject matter -- worth 15 points -- or supervising a student teacher -- 10 points.
The board argues that its system will make for a stronger teaching force. But critics are not satisfied.
"I have very little optimism that the quality of the veteran teaching force is going to improve," said Kate Walsh, president of the Washington-based National Council on Teacher Quality.
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