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Victory for paraprofessionals

In a major lobbying victory for the National Education Association, the U.S. Department of Education  extended the deadline for paraprofessionals to meet the "highly qualified" requirements of the so-called "No Child Left Behind" act. Paraprofessionals working in Title I schools now have until the end of the 2005-2006 school year -- the same as teachers.

Paraprofessionals or teacher assistants are educational support personnel (ESP) and they take care of children every day and make sure they have the tools they need to succeed in Kansas schools and classrooms.