The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its sixth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, with a special focus on the state laws, rules and regulations that shape teacher preparation. This 2012 edition of the Yearbook provides each state with a tailored analysis, Improving Teacher Preparation, which identifies the teacher preparation policy areas most in need of critical attention, as well as "low-hanging fruit," policies that can be addressed by states in relatively short order.
States Average "D+" For Their Teacher Preparation Policies
New report from the National Council on Teacher Quality documents overall inadequate efforts at the state level to ensure that all new teachers are classroom-ready; report provides roadmaps for helping each state improve teacher preparation policies.
2013
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