The State Education Standard
Vol. 1, No. 1
Winter 2001

Feature Articles:
New Haven, California's Teaching Quality System
by Jon Snyder
What states can learn from one district's success.
 
State-Initiated Induction Programs
by Elizabeth F. Fideler
How supporting, assisting, training, and assessing new teachers can improve their performance and help keep them in the classroom.
 
High-Quality Urban School Teachers
by Carla Claycomb
Thoughtful policies and new processes can help districts recruit and keep the best teachers in hard-to-staff schools.
 
Quality Alternatives in Teacher Preparation
by Barnett Berry
Avoiding "quick-fix" policies for alternative routes to licensure can mean flexibility with high standards for all teachers.
 
Teacher Quality for the New Millennium
by Arthur E. Wise
The facts behind nine popular myths regarding teacher preparation and how the 2000 standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) bring a new focus on teacher performance.
 
The Need for a New System of Teacher Education Accreditation
by Frank B. Murray
The executive director of the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) explains why and how his organization offers a needed alternative process for accrediting teacher education programs.
 
Aligning Teacher Training with Public Policy
by J. E. Stone
The author argues that by focusing on student-centered instruction, teacher education faculty ignore what the public really wants in student achievement.
 
Departments:
Editor's Note
Executive Summary
by NASBE Executive Director Brenda Welburn
Policy Pulse
A summary of recent state education actions
Washington Notebook
Surveying the federal education scene
State Innovations
Pay-for-Performance Teacher Compensation Plans
Judicial Review
by Kevin C. McDowell
Teacher Competency Tests: Disparate Impact, Disparate Treatment, and Judicial Scrutiny
The Policy Wonk
by Virginia Roach
The art of state education policymaking