No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is a federal law
affecting every public K-12 school in the country. Key requirements of the law are:
closing achievement gaps, holding schools accountable for all students and having a
Highly Qualified teacher in every classroom. High standards are new for many states
but North Carolina has had a top-rated testing accountability program since
the implementation of the ABCs of Public Education in 1996. With the passage of NCLB
in 2001, the state also provides information about other academic indicators,
such as attendance and the Cohort Graduation Rates.
QUALITY TEACHERS & ADMINISTRATORS
Every Teacher Competent, Caring, and Qualified
Target: NC schools will score at or
above the national average on teacher examinations
Average examination scores of NC teachers
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
US Average
Praxis content knowledge examinations
177
171
174
Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching,
K-6
174
175
174
Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching,
5-9
168
172
172
Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching,
7-12
172
176
173
Target: 95 percent of NC teachers
will be fully licensed
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
Percentage of teachers meeting licensure requirements
85%
84%
Target: Nine of 10 NC teachers will
be teaching in their field
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
Percentage of secondary teachers teaching
in the field in which they are licensed
96%
96%
Target: Nine of 10 courses will be
taught by Highly Qualified teachers
Percentage of courses taught by highly
qualified teachers
Available Fall 2003
Target: Nine of 10 NC teachers will
engage in high quality professional development
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
Percentage of teachers who report that they
have participated in high quality professional development
56%
59%
Target: NC will continue to lead the
nation in the number of National Board Certified Teachers
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
NC Rank
US Average
Target Score
First
Number of teachers with National Board Certification
5,137
3,660
1st
469
5,137
5,137 (NC)
Target: Over half of NC teachers will
have an advanced degree
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
Percentage of teachers with an advanced degree
26%
28%
Target: 95 percent of NC teachers
will continue teaching from one year to the next
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
Percentage of teachers who continue teaching
in the same school district from one year to the next
88%
86%
• 78% of NC teachers continue teaching in
the same school from one year to the next
Every Principal a Leader
Target: NC principals will score at
or above the national average on principal examinations
Average examination scores of NC principals
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
US Average
School Leaders Licensure Assessment
178
177
176
Target: Nine of 10 teachers and parents
will agree that their principal demonstrates characteristics of
effective leadership
Teacher and parent perceptions of their
principal's leadership
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
Teachers
47%
51%
Parents
72%
74%
Every School a Good Place to Work and Learn
Target: Nine of 10 teachers and administrators
will say that their school is a good place to work and learn
Teacher and administrator perceptions of
their work environment
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
Teachers
29%
30%
Principals
56%
57%
Target: NC schools will rank among
the top 10 states in the percentage of annual education expenditures
allocated to instruction
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
NC Rank
US Average
Target Score
First
Percentage of annual education expenditures
allocated to instruction
63%
63%
Tied for 9th
62%
63%
68% (NY)
Target: NC will rank in the top 10
states in teacher compensation
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
NC Rank
US Average
Target Score
First
Average salaries of NC's teachers
$41,991
$41,167
23rd
$44,499
$49,054
$53,870 (CA)
LEGEND
*
On this indicator a lower score is better,
a higher score is worse.
Latest NC Score:
This is the average score for North Carolina
taken from the most recent data collection available. Most recent
data collection dates range from 1996 to 2003.
Prior NC Score:
This is the average score for North Carolina
taken from the preceding data collection.
Change:
Change arrows show North Carolina's progress
from the prior data collection to the most recent data collection.
NC Rank:
North Carolina's rank among states for which
data are available. States are ranked from best to worst.
US Average:
This is the average score for the United States
taken from the most recent data collection available.
Target Score:
This is the score North Carolina currently
needs to achieve to reach the First in America target.
First:
The score and state abbreviation are listed
for the state receiving the best reported score.
