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Preparation and Licensure

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The Standard

Equipping Teachers

Teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention tops the priorities among state board members for better information to guide policymaking.

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Policy Update

Preparing Principals through High-Quality Internships

To equip and retain more high-quality school leaders, states can encourage principal internships as a key part of preparation.

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Policy Update

Teachers Need Multifaceted Support to Improve Literacy

To improve literacy, states should invest in comprehensive supports for teachers to equip them to deliver high-quality, evidence-based instruction.

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The Standard - Article

Preparing Pre-K Teachers: Policy Considerations and Strategies

Four practices to increase the pool of skilled early educators stand out as promising.

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The Standard - Article

The Uneven Landscape of Teacher Preparation

State statutes impede students' equitable access to profession-ready teachers.

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Policy Update

States Start Up Registered Principal Apprenticeships

A handful of states have been launching federally registered apprenticeships to better prepare new principals, remove barriers to entering the profession, and combat turnover.

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Press Release

States Launch and Lead Principal Registered Apprenticeship Programs

NASBE analysis highlights lessons from new registered apprenticeship programs across states.

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Leveraging Apprenticeships to Rebuild the Educator Workforce: Lessons from Delaware

Join NASBE on March 3 at 3:00 pm ET for a conversation on how state boards of education can strengthen the educator workforce through innovative pathways. Keeley Powell Delaware’s associate secretary of education for educator excellence; Ann Hlabangana-Clay, education associate of educator equity and recruitment, and Katherine Burns, education associate of early engagement and teacher […]

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Rethinking the Principalship: Key Considerations for States

Could a redefinition of the principalship—one that aligns the role with research on the most effective uses of a school leader's time—help strengthen the principal pipeline and empower leaders to drive meaningful change?

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Flexible Educator Supports and Pathways to Address the Teacher Shortage

States face the twin challenges of addressing widespread educator shortages while ensuring that all students have access to a highly qualified and diverse educators. Addressing these challenges requires new and innovative ways to support educators through their professional journey. Join NASBE on Thursday, May 30, at 3 pm ET, for a conversation with ETS’s Lisa […]

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States’ Role in Developing Effective Principals

Great principals don’t grow on trees; they require high-quality development and ongoing support to thrive. Research from the Learning Policy Institute for The Wallace Foundation shows high-quality pre-service principal preparation programs share common elements. California State Board President and researcher Linda Darling-Hammond joined NASBE to present research on principal development and high-quality principal preparation programs […]

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State Policy to Support Early Literacy Success

After recent NAEP scores highlighted low reading proficiency among students in the U.S., many states are looking to science of reading and evidence-based literacy instruction to bolster their state policies to better prepare young children on how to read. State boards of education have the opportunity to ask questions and support policies that ensure all […]

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Press Release

To Improve Literacy, States Should Invest in Comprehensive Supports for Teachers

According to a new NASBE analysis, teachers need comprehensive supports to equip them to deliver high-quality, evidence-based instruction.

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Policy Update

Teachers Need Multifaceted Support to Improve Literacy

To improve literacy, states should invest in comprehensive supports for teachers to equip them to deliver high-quality, evidence-based instruction.

read more