AFT Urges New Tests, Expanded Training For Teachers
The nation's teaching force can be strengthened by improving screening methods for prospective educators and making teacher-preparation programs more meaningful, a report from the American Federation of Teachers says.
A list of 10 recommendations in the report released last week includes the development of new national tests and the expansion of college-based preparation programs from four years to five.
"We need to professionalize teaching," said Joan Baratz-Snowden, the deputy director of educational issues for the AFT, which represents 1 million teachers and other personnel in schools, municipalities, colleges, and the health-care industry. "It is a new day. Standards-based education is significantly different, and we have to prepare teachers to...
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