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Spotlight on teachers

Tennessee
May 31, 2018

Here are the nine finalists to be Tennessee’s next Teacher of the Year

The state’s 2018-19 top teacher will be announced this fall and will represent Tennessee in a national competition.

teacher prep

Tennessee
February 15, 2018

Three of Tennessee’s largest teacher training programs improve on state report card

While small alternative programs and private universities scored best again, several large public universities upped their performance under the state's grading system.

prep problems

National
August 9, 2017

A new study shows why it’s so hard to improve teacher preparation

Fierce debates have ensued over how to hold teacher training programs accountable. A new study casts doubt on those efforts because It’s hard to identify bad programs.

Budget backlash

New York
May 23, 2017

New York stands to lose $433 million in education funding under Trump budget, state says

The budget would slash teacher preparation programs, support for homeless youth, and college aid for low-income students, state officials said.

Teacher pipeline

New York
April 11, 2017

High schoolers say they don’t want to be teachers. Inside one school that’s working to turn the tide

One day early in the school year, the pre-K students at P.S. 50 on Staten Island were learning how to write their names. Jeanette Tenantitla…

Training teachers

Tennessee
December 15, 2016

Teacher prep conversation already changing under Tennessee’s new ratings

The user-friendly version aims to provide transparency and understanding about the quality of teacher training programs across the state.

Teacher quality

Tennessee
December 15, 2016

Here’s where Tennessee’s best teachers are trained, according to new state report card

Nearly all are located around Nashville and Memphis, and half are non-traditional, according to the State Board of Education report.

Teacher retention

Tennessee
October 6, 2016

Alternatively trained teachers quit more quickly — but not in Tennessee

Tennessee teachers that come to the classroom through alternative preparation programs are bucking a nationwide trend by sticking around.

Teacher tests

Tennessee
August 12, 2016

Likely coming to a teacher prep program near you: A harder licensure test

The State Board of Education is considering requiring teachers to pass a new test that assesses video recordings of student teaching.
Tennessee
January 12, 2016

New Nashville-based alternative teacher education program seeks state approval

Project Renaissance hopes to launch a new alternative teacher training program in Nashville.
Tennessee
December 10, 2015

Report card time: How do Tennessee’s teacher preparation programs stack up?

The 2015 state report card on teacher preparation programs details how graduates of Tennessee's different education programs perform in the classroom upon graduation.
Tennessee
November 19, 2015

Memphis Teacher Residency to share national platform under Gates grant

Memphis Teacher Residency will expand its impact under a $35 million initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve teacher education across the nation.

Unified Vision

Tennessee
October 15, 2015

McQueen prioritizes literacy, early learning, teacher prep in five-year strategic plan

Tennessee's education chief announces a strategic plan to elevate Tennessee academically from one of the nation's lowest performing states to the top half in five years.

behind the headlines

New York
August 18, 2015

Best of 2015: Why is there no teacher shortage in New York City?

As other states scramble, a longstanding teacher surplus and steady student enrollment mean that just one in three teacher-prep graduates is able to land a job in New York.

testing testing

New York
August 7, 2015

New York’s newest literacy test for aspiring teachers gets judge’s OK

A new exam testing the reading and writing skills of aspiring teachers in New York State does not discriminate against black and Hispanic candidates, a judge ruled Friday.
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