Each edition of the IDRA Newsletter strives to provide many different perspectives on the issues in education topics discussed and to define its significance in the state and national dialogue. This issue focuses on Teaching Quality and includes: (1) Three Critical Areas of Professional Development for Teaching in 21st Century Classrooms (Paula Johnson); (2) Backward Planning--How Assessment Impacts Teaching and Learning (Nilka Avilés and Kristin Grayson); and (3) Immigrant Students' Rights to Attend Public Schools--School Opening Alert. (Individual articles contain resources.)