It sounds as if the private teacher preparation system in Texas comes very close to the scandalous and very expensive (to students, parents, and the federal government - through very high default rates on guaranteed student loans) «private college» system which is currently being forced to clean up its act. (minnpost.com)
In 1998, Eugene Hickok, then Pennsylvania's secretary of education, revealed that his state's teacher preparation system provided «limited assurances of competence and quality,» leaving «the doors - open for C - plus students (or worse) to become teachers.» (educationnext.org)
Many schools did not participate in the study, and some aspects of California's teacher preparation system resulted in state schools being rated lower than in other states. (laschoolreport.com)