Teacher Preparation
Education news, analysis, and opinion about how teachers are prepared for the classroom.
Teacher Preparation, Explained: Alternative Routes, Enrollment Trends, and More
Learn about teacher preparation in the United States, including how new apprenticeships work and how the pipeline has recently narrowed.
Teacher Preparation A Local Campaign Saved This Teacher Residency After the Ed. Dept. Pulled FundingLocal donations protected teachers left hanging after the program lost a grant.
Teacher Preparation Ed. Dept. Cuts Grants That Were Helping College Students Become TeachersTen universities collectively lost more than $20 million for efforts to diversify the teacher workforce.
Teacher Preparation Ed. Colleges Are Granting Fewer Degrees, Potentially Affecting the Teacher PipelineNew national data show fewer, but more diverse, teachers earning education degrees.
Teacher Preparation Virtual Simulations Help Future Teachers Build Social-Emotional SkillsSimulations give teacher candidates a chance to practice what to say and do in tough situations.
Teacher Preparation Teacher-Educators Urge Congress: Prioritize New Pathways to TeachingCongress should support promising new teacher programs, leaders told Congress.
Teacher Preparation Trump Admin. Defunds a Program to Help Launch Teacher ApprenticeshipsThe grant from the Labor Department assisted states and districts as they created hands-on teacher apprenticeships.
Teacher Preparation What the Research Says Is Math Teacher-Prep Not Teaching Enough of the Basics?A report says the programs should provide future teachers more training number sense, algebraic reasoning, and other foundations.
Teacher Preparation States Push Forward With Teacher Apprenticeships Amid Funding UncertaintyAlmost every state has launched a registered apprenticeship program for teaching. But amid federal upheaval, their future is uncertain.
Teacher Preparation Opinion Preservice Teachers Need Better Feedback. Here’s HowIn spite of the critical role that they can play in teacher preparation, field supervisors are often overlooked and ignored.
Teacher Preparation A Teacher-Prep Conference Warned Against Mentioning DEI. Presenters Pulled OutPresenters at a national symposium for teacher residencies were asked to affirm they wouldn't violate recent executive orders. Some refused.
Teacher Preparation Trump Administration Slashes Millions in Teacher-Training GrantsCiting "divisive ideology," the U.S. Department of Education cut two programs supporting teacher prep and PD.
Teacher Preparation Some Teacher-Prep Programs Will Prioritize Foundational Math Skills. What It Looks LikeMath knowledge is cumulative, experts say—and mastery of early skills is critical.
Teacher Preparation Q&A How This Teacher-Prep Program and District Aligned on the Science of ReadingIn Tennessee, a small network of schools and universities are aligning future teachers' coursework with evidence-based literacy practices.
Teacher Preparation Then & Now Why We Still Haven't Solved Teacher Shortages (Despite Decades of Trying)The teacher-shortage discourse has a long history—and no perfect solutions.
Teacher Preparation Opinion Ed. Schools Face a Choice: Reform or Fade AwayIf schools of education are to be revitalized, it will likely be red states leading the way, an education professor argues.
