Teacher Preparation
Education news, analysis, and opinion about how teachers are prepared for the classroom.
Teacher Preparation Q&A Teach For America's CEO Is Stepping Down. What's Next for the Organization?Elisa Villanueva Beard reflects on her journey leading the organization through several periods of change.
Teacher Preparation What Will It Take to Align Teacher Prep to the Science of Reading? California Offers CluesThe Golden State is revamping credentials for teaching reading. But some advocates worry it won't go far enough.
Teacher Preparation What Does It Mean to 'Grow Your Own' Teachers? It DependsGrow-your-own programs strive to increase the teacher supply, but many serve different populations and have different goals.
Teacher Preparation Explainer Teacher Preparation, Explained: Alternative Routes, Enrollment Trends, and MoreLearn about teacher preparation in the United States, including how new apprenticeships work and how the pipeline has recently narrowed.
Teacher Preparation Most Licensure Tests Are Weak Measures of Teachers' 'Science of Reading' KnowledgeFewer than half of states use a strong test, according to a new analysis from the National Council on Teacher Quality.
Teacher Preparation Need Teachers? This State Is Looking to Its High SchoolersWest Virginia supports them to take coursework early, fast-tracking them to an education degree—and, hopefully, teaching careers.
Teacher Preparation Opinion Teacher Prep Often Treats Classroom Management as an Afterthought. That’s a Huge ProblemClassroom management is essential for new teachers to succeed. Why doesn’t teacher education prioritize it?
Teacher Preparation Teachers From Online-Only Prep Programs Hinder Student Achievement, Report FindsThey are also 2.5 times more likely to leave the profession than other teachers.
Teacher Preparation Q&A Solving the Mismatch Between Teaching Programs’ Supply and What Districts NeedA new tool could help teaching programs better align candidates' specialties with local districts' vacancies.
Teacher Preparation There's Still No Consensus on Accountability for Teacher PrepThe teacher-preparation field remains split over quality control, even as questions loom about the content prospective teachers receive.
Teacher Preparation A Majority of New Teachers Aren’t Prepared to Teach With Technology. What’s the Fix?Teacher-preparation programs have a way to go in preparing new educators to use technology effectively, according to an ISTE report.
Teacher Preparation What Teacher-Preparation Enrollment Looks Like, in ChartsEnrollment dropped precipitously for a decade but is beginning to flatten out—and in some states, rebound.
Teacher Preparation Once a Big Player, Teach For America Tries to Regain Its FootingA slimmed-down TFA is investing in tutoring programs and supports to keep members in the classroom.
Teacher Preparation Some States Plan to Give Teachers-in-Training Their Own Classrooms, Prompting ConcernsCritics say some states' plans contravene the spirit of apprenticeships by allowing trainees to assume classrooms before earning their degrees.
Teacher Preparation See Which States Have Teacher Apprenticeship Programs, and How the Model Plans to ExpandThe federal government is promoting funding for the hands-on training, alongside quality-control guidance.
