Few dispute that teachers should be ready for the classroom on day one of their careers. But how they’re prepared for the job varies widely. Formal teacher preparation in the United States dates back ...

There’s a growing consensus worldwide that teacher quality is among the most important factors in student achievement and the quality of education systems. However, there is controversy about how ...

Think all incoming teachers have a natural facility with technology just because most are digital natives? Think again. Teacher preparation programs have a long way to go in preparing prospective ...

A fast-growing collection of teacher-preparation programs designed to recruit and retain more educators—including apprenticeships, residencies and other scholarships—are sprouting up to help fill the ...

(TNS) — When COVID-19 forced school districts across the country to close their buildings and move classes online in the spring of 2020, teachers were left scrambling to find new ways to do the job ...

Attracting additional teachers and preparing them to be truly excellent is arguably the single biggest lever policymakers can use to demonstrate their commitment to high-quality public schools. Credit ...

Many of us remember the days when having a substitute teacher meant movie day–a wheeled video cart appeared, and the substitute teacher’s main goal was making sure students stayed quiet until the bell ...

A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that only one in eight elementary teacher preparation programs nationwide devote enough time to teaching fundamental math content ...