There is much more division over teacher qualifications.

As with conventional schools, the Department of Education establishes the boundaries for class size and teacher qualifications.

Only about half of the states also have guidelines on the number of children allowed in a group and on teacher qualifications.

But teacher qualifications clearly play a role.

The bill also increases teacher salaries and improved teacher qualifications.

Lynn Olson, the study's other director, said that urban schools also suffered from problems of overcrowding, violence and poor teacher qualification.

Research has shown that teacher qualifications are the highest factor for student success.

Should there be national standards to measure teacher qualifications and student success?

Many such schools are headed by 'teachers in charge' who only have primary teacher qualifications.

A new guideline resolving potential conflicts between federal and state methods of measuring teacher qualifications in areas like science was also reasonable.