Why doesn't accreditation improve the quality of teacher preparation programs as judged by measurable increases in learning outcomes for the students in the classes of their graduates? (educationnext.org)
However, until the reviewers bring a broader and academic perspective to their observations, we can not count on accreditation to upgrade the quality of our teacher preparation programs. (educationnext.org)
We have models of teacher preparation programs that provide new teachers with rich curriculum and powerful mentoring relationships but these are labor - intensive and expensive. (ciera.org)