"The mammoth higher-education bill that awaits the president's signature would hold colleges accountable for producing more teachers in subjects that face shortages," the Chronicle of Higher Education reports. "The bill, which would reauthorize the Higher Education Act, would require colleges with teacher-preparation programs to set 'quantifiable goals' for increasing the number of prospective teachers in areas such as mathematics, science, special education, and English as a second language. Colleges would have to report annually on whether those goals were met. In addition, colleges would be required to certify to the secretary of education that their training is tied to the needs of local school districts, and that teachers are prepared to teach students with disabilities and students with limited English proficiency, as well as those attending rural or urban schools."