[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR611.13]

[Page 261]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 611--TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--State Grants Program
 
Sec. 611.13  What competitive preference does the Secretary provide?

    The Secretary provides a competitive preference on the basis of how 
well the State's proposed activities in any one or more of the following 
statutory priorities are likely to yield successful and sustained 
results:
    (a) Initiatives to reform State teacher licensure and certification 
requirements so that current and future teachers possess strong teaching 
skills and academic content knowledge in the subject areas in which they 
will be certified or licensed to teach.
    (b) Innovative reforms to hold higher education institutions with 
teacher preparation programs accountable for preparing teachers who are 
highly competent in the academic content areas and have strong teaching 
skills.
    (c) Innovative efforts to reduce the shortage (including the high 
turnover) of highly competent teachers in high-poverty urban and rural 
areas.


(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1840-0007)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.)