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Teacher Preparation

By Vaishali Honawar — February 06, 2007 1 min read
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Entire universities and colleges, and not just their schools of education, should be accountable for preparing more high-quality teachers, a report argues.

The Atlanta-based Southern Regional Education Board says that while all 16 Southern states it serves have accountability systems for their schools of education, only six hold entire institutions responsible for producing high-quality teacher graduates.

“Increasing Accountability for Teacher Preparation Programs” is available from the Southern Regional Education Board.

A version of this article appeared in the February 07, 2007 edition of Education Week

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