Teacher Voices: Consistency is the name of the game

When I started my teaching career in a Title I school, there was no question in my mind about what...

An awesome responsibility

Two teachers' awesome responsibility: teaching children how to read.

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A good sign: More institutions want us to rate more of their programs

Selecting and Signaling for Great Candidates

NCTQ's Teacher Prep Review revealed, among many things, that only one in four teacher prep programs ensure that prospective teachers...

Teacher voices: Dowan on teacher prep and selection criteria

Dowan McNair-Lee talks about the need to set high academic standards for those entering the profession. She's an eighth grade...

Nipping errors in the bud

Today, Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond posted a blog on Valerie Strauss' The Answer Sheet alleging that our teacher prep ratings are...

An inside look at some of the top teacher prep programs

Today NCTQ released its Teacher Prep Review, which takes a close look at the quality of training provided by 2,420...

Teacher voices: Marisol on teacher prep and student teachers

As part of our series of teacher voice videos, we hear from Marisol Castillo, a high school English teacher with...

Teacher voices: Eliza on teacher prep and student teaching

Eliza Ramirez, a middle school English/language arts teacher with five years experience, talks about the importance of being placed with...

Teacher voices: David on teacher prep and using student data

David Gesualdi is an elementary school physical education teacher with six years experience. He speaks about the importance of...

Teacher voices: Alexandra on teacher prep and using student data

As a part of our teacher voices video series, we hear from Alexandra Fuentes, who talks about how her teacher...

Teacher voices: Vonzele on teacher prep and learning classroom management strategies

In the latest installment in our teacher voices video series, Vonzele Reed says he wished he'd learned more classroom management...

Teacher voices: Matt on teacher prep and learning classroom management strategies

Today we continue our teacher voices video series and hear from Matt McCabe, a tenth grade world history teacher. Matt's...

The First State does it again

Yesterday, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed a bill that raises the bar on admission to teacher prep programs.

Teacher voices: Stephanie on teacher prep and licensure

As a part of our teacher voices video series, Stephanie Tsakeris speaks out on the importance of licensure standards that...