Sentences with phrase «teacher education programs accountable»

Using elementary and secondary student test scores as one of three measures by which to hold teacher education programs accountable

Delaware also does not hold its teacher education programs accountable for the quality of preparation that their students receive, nor does it identify low - performing teacher - preparation programs or publish passing rates or rankings by institution.

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Eighteen of the 25 institutions that train teachers in Florida have lost state approval of one or more of their education programs under a law that holds them accountable for their students» performance on the state's basic - skills test for teachers.

If the recent reaction from some schools of education to proposed federal regulations aimed at improving the quality and impact of teacher preparation programs is any indication, we can expect the traditional cacophony of complaints, such as «We can not hold preparation programs accountable for factors outside our control.»

The U.S. Department of Education has proposed regulations to improve teacher preparation programs by holding institutions of higher education accountable for how well they train graduates for the cEducation has proposed regulations to improve teacher preparation programs by holding institutions of higher education accountable for how well they train graduates for the ceducation accountable for how well they train graduates for the classroom.

We're talking about using money to support teacher preparation programs that aren't accountable,»» said Pamela Carroll, dean of the University of Central Florida College of Education and Human Performance.

Michael Maher, assistant dean for teacher education and accreditation at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., praised the new standards and said programs should be accountable for the effectiveness of their graduates.

When this happens, Relay will not hold any responsibility since they are not accountable in the same ways as other teacher education programs in Connecticut.

For parents, teachers and public school advocates who were looking to see if Malloy was going to soften his pro-corporate education reform industry agenda, there was no sign that the governor intended to hold Connecticut's charter schools accountable for their use of public funds nor was there a suggestion that the Malloy administration was going to fix their unfair «Teacher Evaluation» program by decoupling the inappropriate Common Core Test scores from the evaluation process for Connecticut's public school teachers.

(b) The purposes of establishing charter schools are: (i) to stimulate the development of innovative programs within public education; (ii) to provide opportunities for innovative learning and assessments; (iii) to provide parents and students with greater options in selecting schools within and outside their school districts; (iv) to provide teachers with a vehicle for establishing schools with alternative, innovative methods of educational instruction and school structure and management; (v) to encourage performance - based educational programs; (vi) to hold teachers and school administrators accountable for students» educational outcomes; and (vii) to provide models for replication in other public schools.

$ 7,662,612 in Teacher Quality Partnerships grants to improve student achievement; improve the quality of new prospective teachers by improving their preparation and enhancing professional development activities for teachers; hold teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education accountable for preparing highly qualified teachers; and recruit highly qualified individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, into the teachingTeacher Quality Partnerships grants to improve student achievement; improve the quality of new prospective teachers by improving their preparation and enhancing professional development activities for teachers; hold teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education accountable for preparing highly qualified teachers; and recruit highly qualified individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, into the teachingteacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education accountable for preparing highly qualified teachers; and recruit highly qualified individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, into the teaching force.