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Michigan Adds Certificate for Birth to Kindergarten Teachers
A detail of how the Michigan State Board of Education, working closely with the state education agency, is expanding opportunities to improve early educators’ preparation.Equipping Teachers
Teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention tops the priorities among state board members for better information to guide policymaking.Preparing Diverse, Effective Teachers through Residencies and Induction
Many states are expanding teacher residency and induction programs.Aligning Teacher Preparation with Student Learning Standards
This Policy Update highlights the mismatch between the skills taught in many teacher preparation programs and those needed to help students achieve rigorous learning standards. State boards of education have a role to play here.Partner Resource
States as Leaders, Followers, and Partners: Lessons from the ESSA Leadership Learning Community and the University Principal Preparation Initiative
Reflecting on two Wallace-funded efforts about effective principal development, political scientist Paul Manna highlights key lessons, including the value of fostering fruitful partnerships among a range of institutions with a stake in improving public schools. He concludes state policymakers, in particular, have invaluable roles to play advancing the principalship.States Can Strengthen Principal Preparation through Internships
Alexandria, VA—Eighteen percent of principals leave their posts annually, largely citing inadequate preparation as a key reason for leaving. Yet, principal preparation programs have been slow to keep up with the changing demands of the profession. In the same way investing in teacher apprenticeship programs helps address teacher shortages, strengthening principal preparation through principal internships […]
read morePreparing 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.
read moreEquipping Teachers
Teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention tops the priorities among state board members for better information to guide policymaking.
read morePreparing Pre-K Teachers: Policy Considerations and Strategies
Four practices to increase the pool of skilled early educators stand out as promising.
read moreEnsuring Equity in Grow-Your-Own Programs
State-level criteria for programs' design can yield better outcomes in preparing and retaining diverse teachers.
read moreTeacher Preparation for Whole-Child Design
State leaders have a role in ensuring that educator preparation both models and reflects the science of learning and development.
read moreLicensure Tests as Barriers to the Profession
States should explore better means of assessing teachers' classroom readiness.
read moreA Data-Driven Approach to Staffing Schools
Lowering teacher standards may fail to solve actual pipeline problems and can create new ones.
read moreThe Uneven Landscape of Teacher Preparation
State statutes impede students' equitable access to profession-ready teachers.
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