{"id":333,"date":"2012-11-11T22:51:47","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T03:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/noyce\/?page_id=333"},"modified":"2026-02-20T19:19:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:19:56","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/noyce\/math\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Where can I teach? <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Noyce scholars can teach anywhere in the United States. They can teach in a rural or an urban district as long as it meets the criteria of high-need.<\/p>\n

What is a high-need district?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The term “a high-need local educational agency” as defined in section 201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021) means a local educational agency (school district) that has at least one school that:<\/p>\n

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  1. meets at least one of the following criteria:\n
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    1. not less than 20% of the children served by the agency are from low income families;<\/li>\n
    2. serves at least 10,000 children from low-income families;<\/li>\n
    3. is eligible for funding under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program under 20 U.S.C. 7345(b); or<\/li>\n
    4. is eligible for funding under the Rural and Low-Income School Program under 20 U.S.C. 7351(b);<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    5. and meets at least one of the following criteria:\n
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      1. has a high percentage of teachers not teaching in the academic subject areas or grade levels in which the teachers were trained to teach; or<\/li>\n
      2. has a high teacher turnover rate or a high percentage of teachers with emergency, provisional, or temporary certification or licensure.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n